Gin Basil Smash

Difficulty: Easy

Jörg Meyer

This is a sip that rewards freshness. Gin, basil, and citrus layered for bright, herbal drinking. Crisp and aromatic. Created by Jörg Meyer in Hamburg in the late 2000s.

Hamburg | Germany

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Method

✦ Muddle basil with lemon juice

✦ Add remaining ingredients with ice

✦ Shake well

✦ Fine strain

Serve

Served in a rocks glass with cubed ice. Garnished with basil to reinforce herbal notes.

Ingredients

✦ 50ml Gin

✦ Fresh basil leaves

✦ 25ml Lemon juice

✦ 25ml Sugar syrup

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