Italian Caprese Cocktail

All the fresh Italian flavors you love about a Caprese salad are in this delightful delicious Italian Caprese cocktail. Enjoy one today.

Trying to recreate all the great tastes of a Caprese salad into a cocktail seemed like a no brainer to me. 

Next time I think I’ll add more basil (you add as much as you like) and I forgot to add the olives on the skewers, DUH, but all in all I think it was a winner, and one we’ll serve again. 

CAPRESE COCKTAIL      {PRINT THIS RECIPE}


fresh, chopped basil – 1 tablespoon (or more) – muddled in each glass
balsamic vinegar – roughly 1 teaspoon per glass
Grape tomatoes – skewered
baby mozzarella balls – skewered
olives (optional) – skewered
salt and pepper – to taste
ice
light rum – to taste – in each glass
tomato juice –  to top off each cocktail
stir and sip

There are no rules in cocktails. Make them to suit your own tastes and have fun with them!  That’s what we do 🙂

Cheers!