Hallelujah! It’s Thursday. Enough said.
Ingredients
2 basil leaves, sliced into thin strips
3 pitted Bing cherries, plus 2 extra for garnish (optional)
1 ounce Plymouth gin
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
3 to 4 ounces champagne
Directions
1. Combine the basil, cherries, gin, simple syrup, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice.
2. Shake moderately and pour into a highball glass. (Add additional crushed ice, if needed.) Top off with the champagne and stir. If desired, garnish with 2 additional skewered Bing cherries.
-- Krissy Tiglias
Sep 17, 2009
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