The Green Thumb

Name: The Green Thumb
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 1
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. superfine sugar; 1 tsp. Van Vliet black & white sweet powder; 1 lime wedge, plus ¼ tsp. fresh lime juice; 3 basil leaves; 2 sprigs tarragon; ½ oz. anise liqueur, preferably Pernod; ½ oz. simple syrup; 4 oz. dry champagne

Serves
serves 1

The Green Thumb

In this refreshing spring cocktail, muddled basil and tarragon add freshness and intensify Pernod’s green hue, while a squirt of fresh lime juice and splash of champagne cut through the sweet anise flavor. Get the recipe for The Green Thumb »

In this refreshing spring cocktail, muddled basil and tarragon add freshness and intensify Pernod's green hue, while a squirt of fresh lime juice and splash of champagne cut through the sweet anise flavor.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. superfine sugar
1 tsp. Van Vliet black & white sweet powder
1 lime wedge, plus ¼ tsp. fresh lime juice
3 basil leaves
2 sprigs tarragon
½ oz. anise liqueur, preferably Pernod
½ oz. simple syrup
4 oz. dry champagne

Instructions

Step 1

Combine sugar and sweet powder in a saucer. Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a chilled martini or coupe glass; dip the rim in sweet powder to coat. Set aside. Combine lime juice, basil, tarragon, Pernod, and syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously. Strain into glass and top with champagne.

Combine sugar and sweet powder in a saucer. Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a chilled martini or coupe glass; dip the rim in sweet powder to coat. Set aside. Combine lime juice, basil, tarragon, Pernod, and syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously. Strain into glass and top with champagne.