Midnight Rambler pays homage to the bulbous fruit with their 1000W Thumper. They start with a pretty normal build — gin, fruit, citrus, bitters and soda — but then pull their usual Midnight Rambler-esque tricks by adding "electric holy basil," dehydrated basil cooked sous vide with absinthe.
The result is a beautifully balanced, intriguing concoction.
1000W Thumper ($12): London Dry Gin, watermelon, lime, Angostura bitters, soda, dehydrated basil infused with absinthe via sous videMidnight Rambler, 1530 Main St. (Downtown)