Gin Basil Smash

Hall of FameMuddledOn RocksOld-fashioned glass

Ingredients

How to make it

Muddle basil with lemon and syrup. Add gin and shake with ice. Double strain into old-fashioned glass.

About the Gin Basil Smash

Created by Jorg Meyer at Le Lion Hamburg in 2008.

Missing something?

  • No gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Slightly sweeter)
  • No gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
  • No lemon juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
  • No lemon juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
  • No simple syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
  • No simple syrup? Use Honey Syrup (Adds honey flavour)

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