True Detective: The Yellow King Cocktail

• 2 roasted yellow peppers, skin and char peeled off
• 1 ounce water
• 1/4 pineapple, sliced into chunks
• 1.5 cup water
• 1.5 cup white sugar
• 1 ½ ounce vodka
• 4 ½ ounces yellow pepper purée
• 1 ounce pineapple syrup
• 1/4 freshly squeezed lemon
• black pepper (for garnish)
• thai basil (for garnish)

1. Blend yellow peppers and water with a pinch of salt.
2. Yields 2 cups
3. Boil all ingredients together for 15 minutes on medium heat. Blend and strain through a fine sieve.
4. Make the yellow pepper purée and pineapple syrup. Then combine all of the ingredients. Shake and serve on ice. Garnish with a black pepper rim and a sprig of Thai basil.