Bayou City Garden Recipe
Space City Vodka + Velvet Falernum + Passion Fruit + Lemon + Orange + Honey + Basil
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Method
Prep
Bruise basil
Gently clap the basil leaves between your hands to release aromatic oils, then lightly muddle 4 of the leaves in the shaker base to release flavor. Reserve 2 leaves for garnish.
Build & Shake
Add the muddled basil to a cocktail shaker. Pour in 2 oz Space City Vodka, 0.75 oz Velvet Falernum, 1 oz passion fruit purée, 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz fresh orange juice, and 0.5 oz honey syrup.
Fill the shaker with ice (not crushed) and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is very cold and slightly frosted.
Strain & Serve
Fill a chilled rocks or double old-fashioned glass with crushed ice. Double-strain the cocktail over the crushed ice to remove basil bits and any seeds, using a fine mesh strainer along with the shaker strainer.
Top with a large ice cube if desired to slow dilution. Gently slap the reserved basil leaves to activate oils and place them on top of the drink. Garnish with a lemon wheel or an orange twist on the rim.
Optional: For extra aromatics, express the oils from an orange peel over the drink before dropping it in.
Serving & Notes
Serve immediately. Sip slowly to enjoy the interplay of bright passion fruit and citrus with the spiced sweetness of falernum and herbaceous basil.
To batch for a party: multiply ingredient quantities by number of servings, keep basil muddled fresh per batch in small batches to preserve brightness, and store chilled until serving.