Name: Gin Basil Spritz
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 10 ml Basil syrup; 10 ml Lemon juice; 105 ml Bitter lemon tonic

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/3 fl oz	Basil sugar syrup
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 1/2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Bitter Lemon
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of basil leaf.
Garnish with a basil leaf.
POUR all ingredients into a chilled glass.
Fill glass with ice.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

A basil-flavoured G&T with a splash of lemon freshness.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Basil Spritz contains 143 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
9.91% alc./vol. (19.82° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

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