ONE PRICEY COCKTAIL

Re “Cucumber Contender” at the J Lounge [Night Life, March 6]: Give me a break. Sixteen dollars for a cocktail with some gin, half an ounce of sweet and sour mix, and a spritz of Sprite -- oops, I forgot the salad that goes with -- a few cucumber slices and a sprig of mint?

R.K. Heiman

Venice