Gin Basil Smash Cocktail Recipe

Name: Gin Basil Smash Cocktail
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; 0.75 oz lemon juice; 0.5 oz simple syrup; 8–10 fresh basil leaves

herbal refreshing sour

Ingredients:

gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, fresh basil leaves

Popularized in the early 2000s at Milk & Honey. One of the most ordered fresh-herb smashes in modern craft bars.

Ingredients

gin 2 oz
lemon juice 0.75 oz
simple syrup 0.5 oz
fresh basil leaves 8–10

Instructions

Muddle basil leaves gently with simple syrup in a shaker.
Add gin, lemon juice, and ice.
Shake hard, then double-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with a basil sprig.

Glassware

Rocks glass

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