Live Basil Gimlet

Name: Live Basil Gimlet
Ingredients: 5 large basil leaves; 1 1/2 ounces gin; 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice; 1/2 ounce simple syrup

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Servings: 1

Cost: $3.08 /serving

Author : Robert Willey

summer

Ingredients

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5 large basil leaves1 1/2 ounces gin3/4 ounce fresh lime juice1/2 ounce simple syrup

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Put 4 basil leaves in a cocktail shaker and press them gently with a muddler or a wooden spoon. Add the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Fill with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe or other small glass. Garnish with the remaining basil leaf.