Name: Basil Crush
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 fresh Basil leaves; 30 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 45 ml Apple juice; 30 ml Cold green tea; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Honey sugar syrup

Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 fresh	Basil leaves torn
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1 fl oz	Green tea (cold)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Honey sugar syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of basil leaf.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Review:

Green and herbal to the extent of almost being healthy. Bitter sweet and fruity.

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History:

This drink for Basil Brush fans is adapted from a recipe by Fabio Raffaelli, Restaurante Tristan, Mallorca.

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

12.7 grams of pure alcohol

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