If you need to chill on a hot day, these refreshing summer cocktails are the perfect way to stay cool.
Spicy basil summer mule
Makes 1 drink
1.75 ounces Ghost tequila
.75 ounce fresh lime juice
.75 ounce cardamom-infused agave syrup
5 basil leaves
Ginger beer
1. Muddle the basil leaves in a cocktail shaker.
2. Pour all the ingredients in the shaker with ice except the ginger beer.
3. Shake vigorously and strain into a collins glass.
4. Top it with the ginger beer.
5. Garnish with basil sprig and dehydrated lime wheel.
Savor summer sour
Makes 1 drink
1.75 ounces bourbon
.5 ounce Jagermeister
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
.75 ounce saffron honey syrup
1 egg white
1. Pour all the ingredients into a shaker and dry shake for about 10 seconds.
2. Add ice in the shaker and shake vigorously.
3. Double strain into a coupe glass.
4. Optional: Garnish with edible printed lobster garnish and atomized spray with ocean mineral mist on a bamboo leaf.
Cocktail recipes by Tenzin Samdo, Café ArtScience bar director