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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

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.

Created summer 2008 by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion, Hamburg, originally "Gin Pesto," documented July 10, 2008 on Bitters Blog. Inspired by Dale DeGroff's Whiskey Smash. Per Difford's Guide #3282 and IBA New Era Drinks list. Notes: Meyer emphasizes muddling fresh basil and specifies 6cl gin as the canonical proportion (6cl gin is the recipe; he notes 5cl is insufficient, 7cl is "LOVE").

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