Bourbon isn’t the only way to drink corn. Mix and muddle things up.
INGREDIENTS
½ cup corn kernels
4 basil leaves, plus more for garnish
1 oz. lime juice
1 oz. simple syrup
3 oz. dark rum
Soda water
PREPARATION
• In a cocktail shaker, muddle the corn and basil until milky.
• Add the lime juice, simple syrup and rum, then fill with ice and shake 20 seconds.
• Strain into 2 cocktail glasses. Top with the soda, garnish with a basil leaf and serve.
This article appears in July 2016.