Zuppa's Summer Cooler

Rooftop Cocktail
Courtesy of Shane McKnight, mixologist at Zuppa 564 Fourth St., 415-777-5900.

Serves 1

3 ounces Square One Organic Vodka with Rooftop Herb Infusion (recipe below)
2 kumquats, halved
1/4 ounce agave nectar
1 nasturtium blossom (yellow, if possible), for garnish
 
In a mixing glass, muddle infused vodka with kumquats and agave nectar, then add ice cubes. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Pour mixture back into mixing glass and strain back into the martini glass. Garnish with nasturtium blossom and serve.

Rooftop Herb Infusion
one 750-ml bottle of Square One Organic Vodka
A small handful of each of the following fresh herbs and flowers: Corsican mint, Moroccan mint, Kentucky mint, chocolate mint, peppermint, hyssop, anise, petit royale, nepitella, nasturtiums

Place all of the herbs and flowers into the bottle of vodka, and let them infuse in the refrigerator for 24 hours.