MBs Virgin Cran Apple Moscow Mule

I wanted to play around basil in some mixes and feel like it could be used in place of mint. One of my favorite beverages is a Moscow mule, which is a ginger beer, vodka and lime beverage. Any good cocktail has a nice balance of sweet with acid so that is what I went after here. The Ginger ale creates the base note for this mix. While the ginger is a weak note it does add some sweetness and adds the impression of the ginger spice at 4 - 5 % The cranberry apple and Thai apple create the mid note of this mix and blends well.. Thai apple is a thin sweet bright apple with a slight pear note that adds some juicy notes The FLV cranberry apple is a very strong flavor and needs to be used low % but could be boosted a bit more if you want a more prominent cranberry note. Lemon lime soda and lime work to create that citrus and acid balance The basil works really well as a accent note that is present on the exhale and is similar to what you may experience with mint but slightly sweeter and not as prominent. The sweetner is added to contrast the citrus