I first heard about this one at the Copper Beech Inn in Essex, CT. Per request of a bar patron, she added basil – and loved it.
From supergolden bakes:
The Red Queen
Serves 2
100ml | 3 fl oz cranberry juice
80ml | 2.7 fl oz ( 1/3 cup) Hendricks gin
40ml | St Germain (Elderflower liqueur)
juice of 1/2 lemon
fresh cranberries threaded on cocktail sticks to garnishMethod
Fill your cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and add all the ingredients (apart from the fresh cranberries). Shake until a frost forms on the shaker – about 30 seconds.
Pour into chilled martini or coupe glasses and garnish with the fresh cranberries.