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Gin Basil Smash

Garden with attitude

Glass Old-fashioned
Method Shaken
Garnish fresh basil leaf

A verdant, aromatic gin sour bursting with fresh basil. Herbaceous and bright, it drinks like a garden party in a glass — summer captured and shaken to perfection.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
  • 10 leaves Fresh Basil

Method

Muddle fresh basil leaves with sugar syrup in a shaker. Add gin, lemon juice, and ice. Shake vigorously. Double strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with a fresh basil leaf.