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Name: Gin Basil Smash (A Couple Cooks)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 8 to 10 basil leaves; 2 1/2 oz gin; 3/4 oz lemon juice; 3/4 oz simple syrup

Gin Basil Smash (A Couple Cooks)

drink gin sour shaken gin-basil-smash

Fresh basil muddled with gin, lemon and simple syrup for an herbaceous, refreshing shaken sour.

Source: A Couple Cooks · Sonja Overhiser

Prep: 5 min
Total: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink

Method: Shaken
Glass: rocks glass
Ice: cubes
Garnish: basil leaves

Ingredients

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8 to 10 basil leaves
2 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz simple syrup

Instructions

1.
Muddle the basil leaves in a cocktail shaker.
2.
Add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Add ice and shake until cold.
3.
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass, topping with a splash of soda water if desired.

Gin Basil Smash (A Couple Cooks)

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