Ginger Basil Martini

Ingredients

Produce
- 8 Basil leaves + more, fresh

Drinks
- 1 oz Cranberry juice

Frozen
- 1 Ice

Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
- 1/2 oz Ginger liqueur
- 1 oz Vodka

Found on jjbegonia.com

Description

I took a couple of liberties with this recipe as while Ziggys version is totally delicious, its also totally strong! As in, knock you on your butt, two of these will most definitely do you in, strong. Though it wouldnt be the same cocktail, if you want to skip the more obscure ginger liqueur, you can try shaking the remaining ingredients as is, serving over ice, and finishing the drink with a splash of ginger beer to achieve a similar spicy flavor. Feel free to play with different varieties of basil too! To shoot this post, I used a cinnamon variety I had growing in my garden and it was excellent!

Ingredients

8-10 fresh basil leaves + more for garnish
Ice
½ ounce elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain
½ ounce ginger liqueur, such as Domaine De Canton
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce cranberry juice

Directions

Place the basil and ice in a cocktail shaker and give it a good shake. This is my lazy - albeit effective - method for releasing the oils in the basil. Add the remaining ingredients to the shaker and shake again. Strain over a chilled coupe or martini glass. Garnish with fresh basil, if desired. Enjoy!