The recipe
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- ¾ ozSimple syrup23 ml
- 10 leavesBasil
How to make it
- 1Chill a glass.
- 2Put everything in the shaker with ice and shake hard to bruise the basil.
- 3Pour into the chilled glass.
The ratio
2¾ : 1 : 1
In parts, a Gin Basil Smash is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and 1 syrup. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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