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BASIL DROPS COCKTAIL
Detta är den drink jag alltid var sugen på om vi pratade om Cocktails i Shanghai. Drinken serveras på Sichuan Citizen i Shanghai som även serverar riktigt god mat också, och man kan även välja att sitta i baren. På Sichuan Citizen silar de drinken efter att den är mixad, men i slutet av receptet så har jag delat några olika sätt att göra den på. Detta receptet är så inspirerat av deras drink, de ville inte ge mig receptet. Men jag tycker att det smakar grymt gott!
BASIL DROPS COCKTAIL
- 5 cl vodka, jag brukar använda mig av Virtuous Vodka Blonde
- 5 cl Lime Cordial, de använder Watsons på Sichuan Citizen, jag använder mig av Rose’s Lime Cordial i Sverige.
- en handfull basilika blad
- 3 cl sockerlag
- 1 äggvita (1 äggvita räcker till 2-3 cocktails)
- socker och lime om du vill dekorera glasets kant
SÅ HÄR GÖR DU
- Börja med att sockra glasets kant genom att hälla ut socker på ett fat, gnid glasets översta kant och rulla sedan i sockret.
- Blanda alla ingredienserna i en blender med is.
- Sila ner i ett martiniglas. Servera!
LITE ANDRA VERSIONER AV BASIL DROPS COCKTAIL
- Om du vill ha en ännu grönare cocktail så behöver du inte sila den, kör den då lite längre i blendern så att bladbitarna blir riktigt små.
- Om du inte vill ha ägg i cocktailen så smakar den lika gott utan.
- Det är även riktigt gott med lite kokosgrädde på toppen.
- Och om du vill dricka en alkoholfri version, häll i 5 cl vatten istället för vodka.
- Så här gör du sockerlag;
- https://fabfoodieswede.com/2020/05/20/sockerlag/
ENGLISH BASIL DROPS RECIPE
My favorite cocktail in Shanghai is Basil Drops at Sichuan Citizen. This is three of my versions of it. I hope you will like it as much as I do! The way they do it at Sichuan Citizen in Shanghai is that they use a blender and they strain the cocktail. I will give you three different ways to mix a Basil Drops Cocktail, see the notes in the end.
BASIL DROPS, THE WAY THEY DO IT AT SICHUAN CITIZEN
- 5 CL VODKA (I normally use Virtuous Vodka Blonde)
- 5 CL LIME CORDIAL (they use Watsons at Sichuan Citizen, I use Rose’s Lime Cordial when I’m in Sweden)
- A HANDFUL OF BASIL LEAVES, NO STEMS!
- 3 SL SYRUP
- SUGAR FOR THE RIM
- LIME OR LEMON FOR THE RIM
- ICE CUBES
- EGG WHITE
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add some caster sugar at a plate. Moisten the rim of the glas with the lime or lemon wedge, and then roll the rim of the glas in the caster sugar.
- Add all the ingredients and some ice cubes into a blender, mix.
- Strain the cocktail into the glas with a strainer into a martini glass!
SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE THE BASIL DROPS COCKTAIL
- So you can skip the straining part if you want to keep the basil leaves in the cocktail, you get a even greener cocktail if you keep them. Just blend the cocktail even longer so that the leaves are in really small pieces.
- Some people don’t like egg in their cocktails, skip the egg part. It tastes delicious without too! And here you can either strain the cocktail into a glass, or blend it for a longer time so that the pieces are really small.
- Another version is than you add some coconut cream on top, instead of adding an egg white in the cocktail.
- Non alcoholic version, just add 5 cl of water instead of vodka!
Enjoy!!
/Malin
By Malin Nordblom
Fab Foodie Swede
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Yesterday they won the prestigious prize as Sweden’s Best Cocktail bar of the year. They also became the 37th best bar in the world this year! Not bad! I know that they have a great selection of beer and wine, but I only had cocktails here as I really like a good cocktail. So if you are in Stockholm, I would recommend this bar for one of your nights. They also serve South European and Middle Eastern inspired food. Preferably you have the food with some cocktails! Tjoget opened up in 2012, and is runned by the two childhood friends Joel Söderbäck and Andreas Bergman. Intresting fact, they have their own ice factory so that they will have the perfect ice!
I came up with this drink recipe yesterday. I use ”Åhus akvavit” that is produced in Åhus close to my summer house. The distillery was the country’s hub for Aquavit production for many decades. Today they only produce Åhus Akvavit. 
A new cocktail bar will open up the 17th of May in Stockholm. Up by the roof tops, where you can see both the beautiful old buildings and the water! 
