Southern Screwdriver - Page 264

Kari has loved these since the first time we went to Husk Bar.  They have been off the menu for a while and she continues to pine for them.  This Saturday we are doing the whole hog barbecue from the book, and the Southern Screwdriver is one of the drinks we will be serving (along with two home brew beers).  This is a remarkably easy drink to make.  The Basil simple syrup comes together in a snap.  We did 60 hours for the jalapeno vodka and it has just a bit of heat.  You might consider going longer if you like spicy things.

The presentation in the picture is just slapped together, for the purpose of taste testing.  The barbecue presentation will be interesting, since it will wither be red solo cups, or lab-ware glasses, since me and Ox are both lab geeks, and many of the guests are too.

Advice: Follow the recipe.  This ones perfect as written.  I used a bullet instead of a full sized blender, and 3 minutes was plenty for the basil syrup.

Here are standardized measurements in ounces for the recipe which is helpful if you're making a big batch at one time:

2 ounces jalapeno vodka
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce basil simple syrup
4 ounces fresh OJ