Blood Orange and Basil Campari Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 ounces high quality white or silver tequila
- 1-1/2 ounces Campari
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed blood orange juice ~ 2 to 3 oranges
- 2 ounces simple syrup see Notes
- 6 basil leaves roughly torn
- Club soda or seltzer chilled
Instructions
- Place basil and simple syrup in a highball glass.
- Using a wooden muddler or back of a wooden spoon, muddle basil and syrup together to form a good syrup.
- Fill cup with ice cubes.
- Pour in blood orange juice and tequila. Mix with a spoon.
- Top off with club soda or seltzer and mix one more time.
Notes
* Not a tequila fan? Substitute light rum, vodka or gin.
* At this time of year my local Wegmans sells freshly squeezed blood orange juice making this cocktail even easier to make.
* SIMPLE SYRUP
1 cup (8 ounces) water
1 cup granulated sugar
Bring the water to a simmer in a saucepan set over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and stir until it completely dissolves. Remove the pan from the heat. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour the syrup into a clean 1-pint bottle, cap it and refrigerate it until needed. Makes 1-1/2 cups and keeps two months or longer in the refrigerator.
* At this time of year my local Wegmans sells freshly squeezed blood orange juice making this cocktail even easier to make.
* SIMPLE SYRUP
1 cup (8 ounces) water
1 cup granulated sugar
Bring the water to a simmer in a saucepan set over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and stir until it completely dissolves. Remove the pan from the heat. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour the syrup into a clean 1-pint bottle, cap it and refrigerate it until needed. Makes 1-1/2 cups and keeps two months or longer in the refrigerator.
