Summer Fling Cocktail

• 2 ounces Double Cross vodka
• 1 ounce watermelon juice, juice watermelon in juicer; then let sit for 5 minutes. Remove the top layer of pectin foam.
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• 1/2 ounce lime juice
• 2 thai basil leaves
• 1 blood orange cube
• 2 cups blood orange tea, you can use any citrus blend tea preferably from Africa
• 4 cups water
• 1/2 cup coconut water
• 1 cup simple syrump
• 2 ounces pomegranate molasses
• 2 drops of orange blossom water

1. Add tea and water to pot and simmer for about 30 minutes or when reduced to 2 cups of liquid.
2. Strain through fine strainer and let cool.
3. Add all ingredients coconut water, simple syrup, molasses, blossom water to tea.
4. Taste to find balance.
5. If needed add more syrup to round out the bitterness of the tea and add molasses to give sharpness.
6. Always look for the balance.
7. Freeze liquid in ice cube trays.
8. The cubes will last for 4 months as long as they're covered.

vodka, watermelon juice, simple syrup, lime juice, basil, orange cube, orange tea, water, coconut water, simple syrump, pomegranate molasses, drops of orange blossom water

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/summer-fling-cocktail-recipe/ (may not work)