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Published on 4th of July 2025

Summer in a Cup

Ingredients
360 ml	Basil leaves
60 ml	Hayman's London Dry Gin
30 ml	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
30 ml	Sugar syrup 'simple' (1 sugar to 1 water, 48°Brix)
120 ml	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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