Mekhong Sabai: White Glove

Name: Mekhong Sabai: White Glove
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Mekhong spirit; 3/4 oz lime juice; 1/2 oz simple syrup; Thai basil; Soda water; 1/4 oz elderflower liqueur

Bangkok, Thailand Asia/Bangkok

History

This modern Thai highball highlights Mekhong, the country’s spiced cane-and-rice spirit first produced in 1941, with basil and bright lime. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Elderflower brings a perfumed, polished accent suited to a diplomatic reception.

Other · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

11 1/2 oz Mekhong spirit
23/4 oz lime juice
31/2 oz simple syrup
4Thai basil
5Soda water
61/4 oz elderflower liqueur

Method

01Shake everything but soda, strain over ice, and top with soda.
02Reduce any sweetener slightly, add the elderflower, and prepare as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.