A healthy splash of your favorite beer gives this cocktail and refreshing twist. Before you say, WTF? Give it a whirl!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Makes 2 Cocktails
Ingredients
- 4 oz Vodka or White Rum
- A sprig of fresh mint, plus more for garnish
- 3-4 Basil leaves
- 1/2 Lime cut into wedges, plus additional for garnish and rimming the glass
- Tablespoon of Simple Syrup (equal parts water and sugar heated until the sugar dissolves)
- Beer (lighter beers work better)
- Coarse Sugar, such as Raw Sugar
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, mull (smash) the mint, basil and lime. Pour in the simple syrup and vodka, then fill the rest with ice and shake well. Grab a cocktail glass, rim it with lime juice, then dip into sugar coating the rim. Fill it with ice, then then a splash of beer and then fill it with your mulled cocktail. Garnish with a wedge of lime and small sprig of mint. Umbrella optional!
