Description
Basil Infused Blood Orange Cocktail is the perfect savory and sweet cocktail!
Ingredients
- FOR THE COCKTAIL:
- 4 ounces, fluid Vodka
- ½ ounces, fluid Triple Sec
- 1 ounce, fluid Basil Simple Syrup (See Recipe Below)
- 8 ounces, fluid Blood Orange Juice
- 1 cup Ice
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- FOR THE BASIL SIMPLE SYRUP:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 10 leaves Fresh Basil
Preparation
Combine all the cocktail ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds until chilled. Strain out the ice and serve in cocktail glasses.
Basil Simple Syrup:
Combine the sugar and water into a sauce pan with the basil leaves. Bring to a rolling boil and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from stove and let the basil infuse the syrup for 2 hours while it cools. Store at room temperature.
