Cocktail Recipe : Spicy Sunset

Ingredients:

1 oz chili Vodka (recipe below)

3 oz mango pulp (available at Indian markets)

3 - 4 fresh basil leaves

Juice of half lime

Pinch of Fleur de sel or sea salt

Recipe:

Place all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker.  Shake vigorously to combine and strain into a martini glass.  Serve with a dash of cayenne or cardamom on top depending on preference.  I like the cardamom.  For a more pronounced basil flavor, you may mash the basil leaves up in the shaker before adding the ice and remaining ingredients.

Chili Vodka

1 750ml bottle Vodka (I used Grey Goose)

2 – 3 Thai green chilis – a small slit cut into each one.

Insert the chilies into the vodka bottle and let infuse for 2 weeks.  Strain out the chilies and pour vodka back into its original bottle.  Use when needed but keep in mind, the vodka will have quite a kick to it so use sparingly.