In a cocktail shaker muddle basil with ½ ounce lemon juice. Fill with ice, add the vodka, and triple sec. Shake well. Take a lemon wedge and rub the top edge area of the martini glass. Dip the edge into superfine sugar. Pour the drink into the sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a lemon slice. Enjoy!
This is a fantastic addition to your summer recipe collection!
Blackberry Mint Mule
2 oz Blackberry Loon Lightning
1 oz Lime simple syrup or Trader Joes Jalapeno Limeade
2-4 oz Ginger Beer
4-6 Spearmint sprigs
To make simple syrup: mix equal parts sugar and water, bring to a boil or until dissolved and cool. Add fresh lime juice to taste (I added 1 cup lime to ½ cup simple syrup) OPTIONAL: add a couple jalapenos for a spicy kick. Stir well, strain and refrigerate.
For cocktail:
Put lime simple syrup in a cup, muddle 2-4 mint sprigs at the bottom, top with Blackberry Loon Lightning and Ginger Beer to taste. Garnish with more mint
Rhubarb French 75
2 ounces – 2 Loons Distillery GinRhubarb Simple Syrup
Makes about 1 cup
2 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb cut into disks
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
put all the ingredients into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes or until the fruit is very soft. Turn the heat off and cool in the pot. Strain through a fine sieve into a measuring jug. Leave the fruit to drain for a few hours and then use a funnel to transfer to a bottle or other suitable container. Keep in the fridge for up to four weeks.
Notes
To make this into a Rhubarb Gin Fizz pour into a tall glass filled with ice and top with soda water. .
2 ounces 2 Loons Distillery Gin or VodkaIn a cocktail shaker add in all ingredients (except ice), gently muddle cucumber, fill with ice shake really well – strain into tall glass! Cheers!
Kiwi Simple Syrup
Peel 3 Kiwis and cut in slices bring to a boil with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup water.
Cook 15 minutes, cool and strain.
