Lucullian delights
WHOO that will be strong, I may have to try this.
Very cool.
Don't you think a combination of bergamot and basil would be divine?
when people ask me what I smell like it's because I sometimes put on a cucumber oil from Kiehl's.
It's great to keep people's noses on their toes!
Looks and sounds delicious!
That's an unusual-sounding drink, but I'm very curious to try it now..
What a wonderful idea, I'm off to harvest the basil bush to make some now! My basi is purple so I expect the resulting drink will be too.
Derek-it IS strong but you don't have to drink so much!
cc-YES! As soon as I find a good basil oil I'll make n explosive odorous cocktail!
shuna-I never heard of cucumber oil, it sounds really nice! I love cucumber and i just found a herb here that taste like cucumber and that grows wild just outside my garden!
Pille-you're welcome over here!
Dancingmorganmouse-it will be beautiful!
Ohhhh, this sounds so interesting. I love to put some basil in olive oil and let it flavor the oil, but haven't heard of something like this before. Your photos are amazing as usual.
oh NO! I just made basil oil this weekend because I had tons of extra basil and didn't want to make pesto again -- and I could've been making THIS! So sad now...
I love basil!
Paz
Ha! Leave it to you to come up with something so interesting and cool! See, I knew you were hiding some liquor in some cupboard somewhere... I love the dandelion picture too!
The proof of an alcohol drink is the percentage of alcohol times 2. So 95% alcohol is 190 proof.
And oh my gosh, I have to try this!
Kalyn-if you like basil there's a chance that you like this!
BNA-Murphy's Law isn't it? But now you know what to make next time!
Paz-Good!
Michelle-My cupboards are filled with liquor, the problem is that we don't drink it! I like making it but I don't drink much nowadays. Except champagne that is...
KQ-THANKS! I have to write that down, I have been trying to understand this for ages!!
Uhmmmmmmmmm...Ilva I' going to try this!!!
I love basil... 
Kisses
Tomorrow I'll posting a Pest's Cake!!
Slurps!!
Bye dear...
Sandra
oh mercy, Ilva, I need to make this! what color and what flavor (i can imagine)...brilliant post!
btw, if you want something else to do with basilico...try adding a handful to the poaching liquid for pineapple. when the fruit is cooked, remove it and let the syrup simmer some more until reduced. then chop up the fruit add the reduced liquid and chill it throughly. mighty fine fruit salad
Sandra-aha, I'm looking forward to that!
Vanessa-THAT is something i will try! Thanks a lot !
Hi Ilva,
Great idea! Sounds pretty strong to me, too, but the color is so tempting, I'd love to try it! Recently a friend of mine was experimenting with alcohol and chiles, one had to be really brave to drink her results...
Nicky-it IS strong but you are just supposed to sit and sip it after dinner! I'm waiting eagerly for the roses to blossom here so that I can make some Rosolio! I remember that Absolut Vodka used to make Absolut Pepper with peperoncino, I loved that!
Thank you for your excellent recipes.
FWIW, 95% alcohol is 190 proof. Proof is simply the alcohol content scaled by a factor of 2 (200 proof = 100 percent alcohol).
The big difference between US measure and European measure, however, is that in the US, we measure alcohol content, by law, must be measured as a percentage of volume (ABV). In Europe, alcohol content is typically measured as a percentage of mass. Since the specific gravity of ethanol is 0.815 at 68 deg F, it is lighter (masses less) than than water. Conversion is further complicated by the fact that alcohol is hydroscopic. Taking 1 liter of water and mixing it with 1 liter of pure ethanol will not yield 2 liters of solution. Its mass, however, should stay the same (1.817 kilograms). It's complicated.
For all intents and purposes, one can assume that 95% alcohol is pure ethanol. Fractional distillation can produce ethanol no higher than 95.6% -- 196.2 proof. To purify it further requires the addition of benzene or other complicated processing.
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