Description
There is nothing like the perfectly fresh combination of lemon and basil. Add the sweet smoothness of elderflower liqueur and you will see why we love this refreshing Lemon Basil Martini.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 oz Vodka
- 1 oz St. Germain Elderflower liqueur (or similar brand)
- 4 – 6 leaves of fresh basil (depending how large they are)
- Juice of 1/2 – 1 lemon (depending how large and juicy they are)
Instructions
- You will need a martini shaker with a straining feature for making this martini.
- For best results, first chill your martini glass. Do this by filling the glass with ice and some water. Let the glass sit while you shake up the martini.
- Now, rinse the lemon and basil leaves, and pat them dry.
- Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the shaker.
- Then, drop the basil leaves into the lemon juice. Muddle until the basil is mashed into the lemon.
- Next, add the vodka and elderflower liqueur into the shaker. Fill with ice.
- Shake until the shaker is ice cold.
- Empty the ice water from the martini glass, which has been chilling with water.
- Finally, strain the martini into the martini glass. Cheers!
Notes
- Depending on how potent, juicy, or large your lemons are, you may need more or less than a whole lemon. They aren’t all created equal. Not only that, some people like more or less of a tang. In general, I believe in serving your guests first, but sometimes when making drinks with fresh citrus, I may make my own first to see how it tastes then tailor it for the next one as needed.
- Prep Time: 5
- Category: cocktails
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 2.4 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.4 g
- Protein: 0.5 g