Thai Basil Bliss - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 Thai basil (whole leaves)
4 inch-wide cubes pineapple
1 tablespoon simple syrup
2 ounces white tequila
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
club soda or seltzer water

Preparation

In a cocktail shaker, crush 4 basil leaves and the pineapple to a pulp with a muddler or wooden spoon. Fill shaker about halfway with ice and add simple syrup, tequila and lime juice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with a splash of soda and float last basil leaf on surface.