Description
We think Beetlejuice would be a huge fan of this quirky cocktail. Basil, apple cider, lemon, and Calvados apple brandy shaken and strained over torched rosemary, for a golden cocktail with a smoky, green-tinted edge.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 fresh, large basil leaves
- 2 oz pure apple cider
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 oz G.E. Massenez Apple Pomme Prisonniere Calvados
- 4 fresh rosemary sprigs
- Black and white twist lollipops (optional)
Instructions
- Add ice to your cocktail shaker. Tear the basil leaves and add them. Pour in lemon juice and simple syrup.
- Shake vigorously until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker. (This releases the oils of the basil into the lemon juice and simple syrup without muddling it.) Then add the apple cider and calvados and shake again for 20-30 seconds.
- Take a rosemary sprig and torch the end of it to create smoke, rub that inside the cocktail glass, lay the rosemary in the glass. Take another rosemary sprig and do that again with the second glass.
- Strain the cocktail evenly into each glass, pouring over the torched rosemary. Remove the rosemary.
- Add the sprigs of rosemary remaining (not torched) as garnish. You can add black and white twist lollipops for garnish as well. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Category: Cocktail, drink
- Method: Shaken, smoked
- Cuisine: American, French-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: About 135 per serving