Description
An electric combination of liquor and citrus.
Ingredients
Scale
For the cocktail:
- 2 oz Basil Hayden Toast Bourbon
- ½ oz – 1 oz Citrus Simple Syrup *recipe below (amount depending on taste)
- Half of an Orange, segmented and removed skin and pith (navel or cara cara)
- Fresh Basil (6-8 leaves)
- Top with Soda Water or Ginger Ale (about 3 oz)
For the citrus simple syrup:
- 1 large lemon
- 1 large Cara Cara orange
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup filtered water
Instructions
- Prepare your orange segments and place into the bottom of an empty cocktail shaker, add 6-8 fresh basil leaves that have been torn, add in citrus simple, and gently muddle with a flat head, wooden muddler.
- Add ice and bourbon. Shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker.
- Strain pour over ice into a footed rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice and basil leaves.
For the citrus simple syrup:
- Add water and sugar to small saucepot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low simmer.
- Zest the lemon and the orange and add zest into pot.
- Squeeze juice of lemon and orange, add into pot and stir until mixed. Simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add into an airtight jar. Add zested and squeezed citrus.
- Let the mixture come to room temperature and store it in the refrigerator. Keeps for about a month.