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Basil Smash

Gin, basil, lemon.

Glassware
Rocks
Method
shake
Difficulty
medium

Ingredients

  • herb

    Sweet basil works beautifully with gin and stone fruit.

  • spirit

    Juniper-forward gin with citrus and herbal botanicals.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Tart and aromatic — bottled juice does not compare.

  • Simple Syrup

Method

  1. Muddle basil in shaker tin.

  2. Add gin, lemon, simple, ice; shake 12 seconds.

  3. Double-strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.

  4. Garnish with basil sprig.

Garnish

  • Basil Sprig

About this drink

Jörg Meyer's 2008 Hamburg creation. Basil makes it electric green.

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