Bourbon and basil meet in this tart and tangy cocktail combining balsamic syrup and ginger beer.
1½ oz. bourbon
4 fresh basil leaves
1 brown sugar cube
½ oz. balsamic syrup
2 oz. ginger beer
Tools: muddler, shaker, strainer
Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: fresh basil leaf
Muddle the balsamic syrup, basil and sugar cube in a mixing tin. Add bourbon and ice and shake hard. Strain over fresh ice cubes into an Old Fashioned. Top with ginger beer and garnish with basil leaf.
Jerry Slater, H. Harper Station, Atlanta
