Name: Basilian
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 inch Cucumber (fresh); 5 fresh Basil leaves; 60 ml Cachaça; 22.5 ml Grand Marnier; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); Top up with Ginger ale

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 inch	Cucumber (fresh)
5 fresh	Basil leaves
2 oz	Cachaça
³⁄₄ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
Top up with	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

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Garnish: Lime slice & basil leaf

How to make:

MUDDLE cucumber and basil in base of shaker. Add next four ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger ale.

Review:

Vegetable notes with hints of orange and ginger. Healthy tasting!

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History:

Created in 2005 by Duncan McRae at Dragonfly, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Paul Andrew

4th May 2024 at 20:26

I was afraid that cucumber will be first taste of this cocktail. But I was wrong. Cucumber cachaca and grand marnier are good trio for this concerto. Used spicy ginger but I think ginger ale would be better.