Olive Oil Cantaloupe Smash
Ingredients:
- 2 oz gin
- ¼ oz dry vermouth
- 4 - 5 basil leaves
- 1½ oz cantaloupe puree
- ½ oz fresh cucumber juice
- ½ oz lemon juice
- ¼ oz extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch salt
- 2 grinds black pepper
Directions:
Yields: 1 cocktail
Slap basil leaves on your palm a few times to release their oils and add to a shaker. Then add cantaloupe puree and cucumber juice and muddle gently. Then add lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, gin and vermouth. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 15–20 seconds to emulsify the olive oil into the drink. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with an olive oil drizzle, a crack of black pepper and fresh basil.
