What do you call a Tom Collins that's ambitiously made with aquavit instead of gin and uses 5 different fresh herbs/add-ins? An Herbacious Collins.

ingredients

• 3 - 4 mint leaves

• 2 basil leaves

• 1/8” knob of jalapeno

• 2 - 3 thick slices of cucumber

• 5 - 6 whole black peppercorns

• 2 oz aquavit (substitute: any botanical gin)

• 1 oz simple syrup

• 1 oz fresh lemon juice

• Ice

• Cucumber ribbons, to garnish

• Mint leaves, to garnish

• Lemon rind, to garnish

method

• Line the inner walls of a highball glass with cucumber ribbons and chill the glass for 5 minutes.

• Add the mint, basil, jalapeno, cucumber slices, and peppercorns to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Pour in the aquavit, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Add 1 cup of cubed ice and shake well.

• Fill the chilled highball glass with crushed ice. Strain the contents of the shaker into this glass using a fine mesh sieve. Garnish with a mint frond and/or lemon peel.