Miguel de Leon’s Zen Zero
Marrying Scandinavian botanicals and de-alcoholized sparkling wine with tropical lychee, spicy ginger, and cooling basil, the herbal, barely sweet Zen Zero is soft, soothing, and surprisingly familiar.
INGREDIENTS:
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1 ½ ounce Gnista Floral Wormwood
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½ ounce fresh ginger juice
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1 ounce lychee syrup (from canned lychees)
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Handful of fresh basil, plus more to garnish
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Non-alcoholic sparkling white wine, to top (see note)
DIRECTIONS:
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In a cocktail shaker, add Floral Wormwood, ginger juice, lychee syrup, and handful of fresh basil.
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Add ice, and shake vigorously until very cold, and the ice begins to swish.
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Fine strain over pebble ice in a rocks glass.
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Top with non-alcoholic sparkling white wine.
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Garnish with basil sprig to serve.
NOTE:
Miguel de Leon recommends Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Sparkling Riesling for this drink, though we found Chateau del ISH worked well, here, too.
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