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Gin Basil Smash
Gin Basil Smash in a wine glass

Gin Basil Smash

Ingredients

  • Gin60 ml
  • Lemon juice22.5 ml
  • 22.5 ml
  • Basil leaves10 leaves
  • Ice

Garnish

Basil leaf

Flavor

Citrusy, Herbal

Method

  1. Put the gin, the lemon juice, the syrup and the basil leaves in the shaker.
  2. Shake with ice, and shake it hard.
  3. Strain into the chilled glass and put the basil leaf on top.

About

The basil isn't decoration: it's what gives the drink its green color and the aroma that arrives before the first sip. Created in Hamburg in 2008, it's the most copied modern drink in Europe.

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