Serve inan Old-fashioned glass... |
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12 | fresh | Basil leaves |
2 | fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
¾ | fl oz | Freshly squeezed lemon juice |
⅓ | fl oz | Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water) |
How to make: |
Gently muddle basil in base of SHAKER with Gin (and ideally leave to stand for 10 minutes). ADD other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. |
Garnish: |
3 Basil sprigs |
Comment: |
Jörg says: better too much, than not enough, basil in this drink. He also specifies that the basil is muddled rather than just broken by the action of shaking as this produces a greener drink. |
About: |
Adapted from a drink created in July 2008 by Jörg Meyer at Bar Le Lion, Hamburg, Germany. Jörg originally blogged that his new creation was called a Gin Pesto but it quickly became better known as the Gin Basil Smash. |