Black Thai Affair
Thai flavors meet blackberries. Extremely refreshing and perfect for a spring cocktail.
Equipment
- Fine mesh strainer
- Muddler
- Cocktail shaker
- Micro zester
- Channel knife
Ingredients
- 3 bunches Basil leaves ~6 leaves per bunch
- 10-12 Blackberries Plus 6 more for garnish
- 1 Jalapeño chopped (seeds included)
- ½ tsp Fresh ginger grated
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 4 oz Gin Hendricks, preferably
- 4 dashes Orange bitters
- 1 Lime
- 1 cup Ice
- 8 oz Ginger beer
Instructions
- Take one of the bunches of basil and remove the leaves. Place leaves in a cocktail shaker with 10-12 blackberries, and chopped jalapeño (including seeds).
- Peel about an inch off of a ginger root and use a microzester or grater to grate 1/2 tsp of it directly into the cocktail shaker.
- Add honey, gin, and bitters directly to cocktail shaker.
- Using a channel knife (or a regular knife) cut two twists off the lime, about 3" long each, and reserve for garnish. Zest the remainder of the lime directly into the cocktail shaker. Then slice the lime and juice it over the cocktail shaker.
- Place ice in cocktail shaker, cover and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Get a large liquid measuring cup and place a small, fine mesh strainer above it. Remove the cocktail shaker top and pour the contents over the strainer. (This is double straining it and may take a while and some extra shaking.) It will yield about 1 cup of liquid.
- Distribute the cup of liquid between two low ball glasses. Insert an old fashioned ice cube in each glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish by tossing three blackberries around the ice cube in each glass and place the remaining basil bunches in each glass. Serve with a straw.