Love on the Brain- Passion Basil Bourbon Sour

Method: Add ingredients to a shaker. Shake 45 seconds. Clean pour into a chilled rocks glass. Add 3 drops of burlesque bitters

Passion Basil Sour Mix Recipe

• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 1 tbsp lavender
• 1½ cups water
• ¾ cup orange juice
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 4 passion fruits (wrinklier looking means it’s ready)
• 8 basil leaves

Method: Combine the sugar, vanilla, lavender, lemon and orange zest in a bowl. Massage ingredients together, until the sugar turns yellowish from the oils.

Place the flavored sugar in a saucepan on medium low. Add the water and citrus juices. Scoop out the passion fruit pulp, seeds and all and add it to the saucepan.

Bring the sour mix to a boil and stir occasionally (it may get a little stringy where the pulp attaches to the seeds). Once the sour mix comes to a boil remove from heat and add basil while it cools down. Do not overcook. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.

Garnish: Whiskey tumbler glass with frozen basil leaves and rose pedals, or  you can garnish with Passion fruit half through a pick with an orange peel ribbon

Glassware: Whiskey tumbler glass