By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 1
466 cal · 10 min
Mud Thai
Recipe GLPR8a269ebaeb7abd
A sophisticated Thai-inspired cocktail that combines fresh herbs, citrus, and warm spices with rum and sugar cane juice. Aromatic fennel seeds and Thai basil mingle with fresh ginger and lemon to create a complex, refreshing drink with tropical sweetness.
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Ingredients
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 thick slice lemon with rind, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger root
5-6 fresh Thai basil leaves
1 teaspoon brown cane sugar
30 milliliters light rum
4 ounces chilled sugar cane juice
Ice as needed
Directions
In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass, combine the fennel seeds, lemon pieces (including the rind), fresh minced ginger, and Thai basil leaves.
Add the brown cane sugar to the mixture.
Gently muddle the ingredients together, pressing just enough to release the flavors and oils from the lemon rind, ginger, and basil without completely crushing them.
Pour in the light rum.
Add the chilled sugar cane juice.
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds until well-chilled.
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice, allowing the muddled herbs and spices to settle into the drink.
Serve immediately and enjoy the aromatic, herbaceous cocktail.
Comments
This is a grown-up cocktail, not a meal, but it works as a special-occasion drink for one. Thai basil is the constraint: you'll need to make a separate trip to Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Kroger's international aisle, since ALDI and Walmart won't stock it reliably. Sugar cane juice is also hard to find fresh in Charlotte; bottled versions from Kroger or Publix run $4–6 per bottle for a single drink. The 10-minute claim is honest if you already have the ingredients on hand, but budget for the shopping friction and the cost per serving when fresh Thai basil costs $4–5 a bunch and you use a handful.
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