Brazil Basil Smash
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Brazil Basil Smash
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned
| 12 fresh | Basil leaves |
| 2 oz | Cachaça |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of basil sprig.
- MUDDLE basil in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
- Garnish with basil sprig bouquet.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Basil flavours combine brilliantly with cachaça's funky notes in this frappé served riff on Joerg's contemporary classic Gin Basil Smash.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Joerg Meyer at his Le Lion Bar de Paris in Hamburg, Germany. A tribute to Brazil's famous Caipirinha cocktail, Joerg created this for a bar show in Rotterdam and says, "I did a fun talk, playing John Garuku was my Head Bartender on Stage. :)"
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