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⏰ 1-2 minutes 🍸 Unique 💰 Affordable 🏃‍♀️ Slow

The Basil Smash is an unusual cocktail as it features the Basil herb as one of the main components, basically making it one of your five a day. The original Basil Smash was created by Jörg Meyer of the Le Lion Bar de Paris (Hamburg) in 2008. It won the “Best New Cocktail” at the 2008 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.

Ingredients

1 & 1/2 shots (40ml) x Gin (We used Hendrick’s Gin)
1 shot (25ml) x Lemon Juice
1/2 shot (10ml) x Sugar Syrup
15 x Basil Leaves + Some for Garnish

Method

Gently muddle the basil leaves and the lemon juice in a shaker.
Add the simple syrup and Gin and top up with ice.
Give the shaker a good shake forcefully for a few minutes.
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with basil leaves.
Then Sip & Enjoy!

Ingredient	Volume	Units	Price
Gin	1 & 1/2 x shots (40ml)	1.50	£0.68
Lemon Juice	1 shot (25ml)	0.00	£0.02
Sugar Syrup	1/2 x shot (10ml)	0.00	£0.15
Basil Leaves	Around 18 Leaves	0.00	£0.05
	180ml	1.50	£0.90 \| $1.11* \| €1.04*