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Green Park

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (32)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
6 fresh Basil leaves
1 2⁄3 fl oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 dash Fee Brothers Celery bitters
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of basil leaf.
  3. Garnish with a basil leaf.

Method

  1. MUDDLE basil in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker.
  3. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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:

  • 16.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Celery bitters — Celery
  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Created in 2011 by Erik Lorincz white head bartender at The American Bar, The Savoy Hotel, London, England.

Review

Lime green in colour under a frothy head, lemon fresh and botanical with gin, basil and a hint of celery.

Variations/similar cocktails

Gin Basil Smash
Gin Basil Sour
Basil Gimlet

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
A green salad in a coupe glass...what's not to like? Although we did throw in a couple of extra basil leaves and held the celery bitters to just two dashes...one might even suffice. A delicious summer sour.
score: 2

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$2.50 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 15 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.