Gin Basil Smash

• servings: 1 serving
• active time: 3 minutes
• total time: 3 minutes

Ingredients

2 oz gin

¾ oz fresh lemon juice

¾ oz simple syrup

10-12 basil leaves

Directions

Thoroughly muddle the basil leaves with the lemon juice in cocktail shaker.

Add the gin and the simple syrup and fill the shaker 3/4 with ice.

Shake until chilled, then fine strain the liquid into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with basil leaves or a basil blossom.