Oh my Lord, I have a new addiction. The original plan was to create a strawberry basil Tom Collins, except my local grocer had no suitable strawberry juice. An imported cassis, though, piqued my curiosity. (Yes, they had cassis but not strawberry--that's your typical small Chicago grocery store for you.)
Cassis Collins
2 oz gin (I used G-Vine, which is distilled from grapes and totally gluten-free! not to mention delicious)
1 oz fresh squeezed Meyer lemon juice
1 oz black currant juice
1 tsp basil-infused simple syrup (directions below the recipe)
3 oz club soda
A typical Tom Collins contains refined sugar and is shaken, and I do not own a shaker so the simple syrup was my solution to this.
Combine gin, lemon and currant juice, and simple syrup in a glass. Stir until combined. Top with club soda and ice.
Basil Fawlty Simple Syrup: Create a simple syrup using equal parts sugar and water (instructions here). Before putting in the fridge to chill, throw in a handful of fresh basil leaves and allow to steep. The basil adds a nice cooling kick to the drink, similar to the mint in a Julep.
Another recent creation of mine is what my boyfriend dubbed the Al Gore, a mutation of the Moscow Mule using Firefly Sweet Tea vodka (Tennessee Democrat from Moscow Mule--get it?), which is distilled from corn and also gluten-free. Booze score!
I am a bit obsessed with mixology these days. I love liquid calories. What do you like to drink?
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