The Red Bell
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
- Total: 5 min
- Active: 5 min
Ingredients
1/2 red bell pepper
4 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water)
4 ounces gin
Juice of 2 limes
Ice, for shaking
Small mint leaves, for garnish
Directions
- Roughly chop the pepper. Muddle the peppers in a cocktail shaker until they begin to liquefy. Add in the basil and continue to muddle until you see juice from the peppers in the bottom of the shaker.
- Add the simple syrup, gin and lime juice. Fill the shaker halfway with ice and shake vigorously to chill. Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Garnish each drink with mint leaves and serve.