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Basil & Honey Daiquiri
Basil adds dry vegetal notes to a Canchànchara (honey) Daiquiri
G. M. Genovese
18th April at 15:11
This strikes me as something that could have some interesting flavor variations depending on the brands used. If you are able to get your hands on some Barr Hill Raw Honey, please go for it. I used a 2:1 honey syrup made with it, in addition to Plantation 3 Stars (only white rum I have in house at the moment). Turned out to be a stellar combo, maybe begging for a pinch of black pepper.
23rd July 2021 at 22:37
Why is the recipe here different than in the book?
Here you use 7 basil leaves and use 1 2/3 shot rum and in the book 3 leaves and 2.5 shots rum.
No I don't know which is the correct one.
Here you use 7 basil leaves and use 1 2/3 shot rum and in the book 3 leaves and 2.5 shots rum.
No I don't know which is the correct one.
24th July 2021 at 17:47
I'm always updating and trying to improve recipes. I can't change what's already in print but I do bring out updated editions of the book. Tellingly, I've now dropped this cocktail from my book and it doesn't appear as one of the 3000 cocktails I chose for the 15th edition published 2020.
2nd August 2020 at 11:22
Very pleasing cocktail, I would recommend to enjoy it after dinner. Next time I will somewhat reduce the amount of honey, as it turned out sweeter than I expected.
20th May 2020 at 00:35
I thought adding lime 2x was a mistake. Adding the second portion brought life to the drink However used about 1/2 the total lime adding just to my taste. I added 2 basil leaves prior to shaking and floated 1 on top for serving. Great flavor