Elevated Basil Smash

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with cucumber air and a basil sprig, enjoy!

Notes

*To make the syrup, blend together 200g sugar, 15g chopped lemongrass, and 200ml hot water.

**To make cucumber air, add 200g chopped cucumber, 1 oz lemon juice, 1 oz simple syrup, and 200 ml water to a blender. Blend until smooth, then strain to remove solids. Weigh the filtered liquid and calculate 1.5% of that weight to determine how much lecithin powder to add. Blend the powder into the liquid until fully incorporated. Submerge the air stone of an aquarium pump in the liquid, turn on the pump and allow foam to form. Spoon the light cucumber foam over your cocktail.