East of Eden

PH factor: 9.0

Recipe

Ingredients:

Cocktail     

o 1 slice fresh ginger

o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila

o 1 ounce yellow Chartreuse

o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc.

Garnish

o basil leaf

o Angostura bitters

Method:

1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail

shaker.

2. Add ice and remaining

cocktail ingredients and shake

to chill.

3. Fine strain into a cocktail

glass.

4. Garnish with fresh basil

leaf and a dash of Angostura

bitters.

Remarks:

When we have no basil handy,

we will use crystallized ginger

as a garnish. It goes well with

these ingredients and makes

for an interesting nosh at the

end of the drink.

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