The Green Thumb
In this refreshing spring cocktail, muddled basil and tarragon add freshness and intensify Pernod's green hue, while a squirt of fresh lime juice and splash of champagne cut through the sweet anise...
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- Saucer
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. superfine sugar
- 1 tsp. Van Vliet black & white sweet powder
- 1 lime wedge, plus ¼ tsp. fresh lime juice
- 3 basil leaves
- 2 sprigs tarragon
- ½ oz. anise liqueur, preferably Pernod
- ½ oz. simple syrup
- 4 oz. dry champagne
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