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Gin Basil Smash

A handful of basil shaken into gin and lemon, vivid green and full of fresh herbal aroma.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    60 ml / 2.03 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Simple Syrup
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Basil
    10 leaves

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe ahead of time.
  2. Add all ingredients and basil leaves to a shaker and fill with ice.
  3. Shake hard for about 15 seconds to break up the basil and release its aroma.
  4. Double-strain through a fine mesh strainer into the glass.

Behind the drink

Created in 2008 at Le Lion in Hamburg, Germany, and later added to the official IBA recipes.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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