Name: Slow and Unsteady
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 fresh Basil leaves; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 fl oz

Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)

1 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

5 fresh

Basil leaves

1/2 fl oz

Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of basil leaf and aromatic bitters..

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.

DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with 3 drops of aromatic bitters and float basil leaf boat.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

19.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Comments & Discussion

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George Jetson 4d

1 fl oz Gin (Vigilant Navy Strength)

1 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse

1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz Turbinado simple syrup

5-9 fresh Basil leaves

4 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. Dry shake (without ice) to emulsify. Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with 3 drops of aromatic bitters (Bogart's Bitters) and float basil leaf boat.

I used the Vigilant NS Gin since it is a more herbal, savory gin. It was perfect in this context. Bright citrus, blends wonderfully with the sweetness and aromatics from the basil. I used a lot of basil since we are overrun at the moment and it’s not muddled in this recipe. The YC does not overwhelm, but brings its sweet, herbal, minty touch to the party.

I wanted to stick as closely to the OG recipe as possible this first time. Next time, I would cut back on the simple and add a few dashes of VÉGÉTAL de la Grande-Chartreuse.

Larry Havard Premium Member 14w

I love this. My wife loves this. What an outstanding concoction. Super 5+

Justin Aniello 29w

Nice but after the Edison's Medicine it didn't quite live up. I halved the lemon and it was a nice herbal sour, but the cachaca was so good in the other cocktail.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 1y

Great cocktail, best with a very herbal gin.

George Jetson 4d

I made it with Vigilant Navy Strength and it was a perfect fit.

Francois Bonura Premium Member 1y

Wow ! I made it with a great gin, and since there was no indication for the bitter, I chose Lejay blackcurrant (I love basil and red fruits combined), it's outstanding, and my wife loves it as well !

Mark Linkletter 2y

One of my favorites to make, I usually use honey syrup instead of regular simple. Love the way it plays off the basil and chartreuse

Felicia Premium Member 4y

Definitely a great reason to plunder the basil plants! Five leaves is really subjective since they can be as big as your thumb! I err on the side of more basil (lots) and Navy strength gin. Fresh egg white gives a much better meringue on top. For sure my favorite until the basil peters out lol.