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Bangkok Daiquiri

Name: Bangkok Daiquiri
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 fresh Thai basil leaves; 50 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2.5 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
4 fresh	Thai basil leaves
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₁₂ fl oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Coley Coupe Gold 6oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of Thai basil leaf.

Method

DRY BLEND all ingredients (without ice) until basil is incorporated.
Pour blend into shaker and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Float Thai basil leaf for garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

15.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2018 by Dave Arnold, originally served at his Booker & Dax bar in New York City.

Review

Blending the basil leaves with the other ingredients prior to shaking ensures the herbs impart a vibrant colour and flavour that's not achieved by simply muddling and shaking. I prefer this cocktail with half a barspoon of vanilla syrup, which doesn't feature in Dave Arnold's original recipe.

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Monin Vanilla Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 301 cocktails
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Michael Z 1y

Measurements are too low for a coupe glass. I doubled everything, which was easier to blend; and all that work, you may as well have 2.

Bill Mac Premium Member 1y

I played with this and used Havana Club Añejo 3 Años which had been infused with Kaffir Lime, Lemongrass, Ginger and Chilli under vacuum for 10 days. Combined with the basil you get that real sweet, sour, salty, bitter aromatic whack with some residual heat. I garnished with a piece of pineapple and a ring of sliced red chilli. It's like South East Asia in a glass.

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