Monday, September 10, 2007

Basil Shandy


Ingredients:
- basil lemonade*
- pale lager
Garnish: basil leaves

To make a pitcher of basil lemonade, in pitcher, add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice and 1 large stalk basil. Stir every twenty minutes or so until sugar dissolves. (Be sure to stir the sugar that settles to the bottom of the pitcher) Allow to sit for at least an hour so that basiil flavor is extracted. Pour the equal part beer and basil lemonade into a beer mug and garnish with basil leaves. (Cocktail created by Gwen Sutherland Kaiser, Photo by Mary Claire Miraldi)

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