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2 oz
Also known as bianco vermouth, blanc vermouth or Italian white vermouth, this is a type of sweet vermouth that is colorless (clear) with vanilla forward flavoring.
0.5 oz
A colorless eau de vie brandy that has been flavored with or made from pears. You can make it yourself; Google it!
0.5 oz
The second most common juice used in cocktails. This citrus juice is about 6% acid; 4% from citric and 2% from malic, with small amounts of succinic acid (this is what gives it a little bloody taste). Lime juice should be used the day it is squeezed, some like it freshly squeezed and others like it a few hours old.
0.5 oz
A syrup made from dissolving granulated sugar (sucrose) in water. Regular simple is made by combining 1:1 sugar:water by mass, rich simple is 2:1 sugar:water by mass although only 1.5 times as sweet as regular. We always use 1:1 syrup unless otherwise noted in the recipe itself.
2 dash
A distilled, highly alcoholic (45-75% ABV), anise-flavored beverage derived from botanicals like wormwood, green anise, fennel, hyssop, melissa and other herbs. Technically a spirit, as it is not bottled with sugar. The green fairy.
2 oz
Water into which carbon dioxide gas under pressure has been dissolved, creating a fizzy texture. We treat soda water, club soda, seltzer and sparkling water the same.
1 sprig
A culinary herb in the mint family.
1 wheel
Small, round, green citrus fruits. Commonly used in many cocktails for its rind or its acidic taste (6% acid total; 4% citric, 2% malic, some succinic acid).
Combine all ingredients, except soda, in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a Collins glass over ice. Garnish with a basil sprig and lime wheel. #shake #ontherocks
For the vermouth: add 4-6 basil leaves to a half bottle, or 8-10 to a full bottle. Let infuse for 2 hours, strain, and rebottle. If you don’t have time to infuse, muddle 4-6 basil leaves into the syrup.
Fresh
Herbal