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Written by Ashley

An unconventional maple/basil cocktail mix

Maple Basil Sour Cocktail

Created by The Cocktail Guru Jonathan Pogash

  • 1 1/2 oz Van Gogh Rich Dark Chocolate Vodka
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz real maple syrup
  • 3 large basil leaves

Directions: In a mixing glass, muddle the basil leaves to extract the flavor.  Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake well.  Pour into a rocks glass.

Garnish: basil sprig

About the author

Ashley

a fun-loving, twenty-something living in Brooklyn. She spends most of her time absorbing all the life, tofu and whiskey that NYC has to offer. Her current obsessions? BDG High-waisted leggings, vintage boot shopping in Williamsburg, Katherine Kwei's sling bag and Melanie Marie's two-finger horn ring.