Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!

On this sweltering day with our first temperatures peaking over 95, I am looking for any excuse to cool down.  If I could skip out of work to head to the pool, I would.

This delicious recipe for a Rasberry Basil Limoncello Cocktail sounds like the perfect way to cool down after a hot day and wind down on the backporch in the evenings.  Plus, it doesn't hurt that it has a beautiful presentation!

This recipe came from Style Me Pretty Living, and it looks and sounds delicious.  I plan on making some of these as soon as I can get my hands on all the ingredients:

Raspberry Basil Limoncello Cocktail

PREP TIME 5 Minute/s

COOK TIME

TOTAL TIME 5 Minute/s

Ingredients

• 2 lemon wedges
• 4 basil leaves, roughly torn
• 6 raspberries
• 1/2 tsp. superfine sugar, optional
• 1/2 ounce limoncello (preferably homemade!)
• 1 ounce lemon vodka
• champagne
• ice

Instructions

1. Add the raspberries, basil and lemon wedge to a high ball glass.
2. Muddle until raspberries are pureed and basil has been bruised.
3. Fill glass with ice.
4. Add limoncello, lemon vodka, sugar and stir until sugar is disolved.
5. Top with champagne.
6. Garnish with a single raspberry and lemon wheel, if desired.

http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/2013/06/13/raspberry-basil-limoncello-cocktail/