| 6 | lf | Basil (one as garnish) |
| 2 | oz | Gin, Plymouth |
| 1⁄2 | oz | Agave syrup |
| 3⁄4 | oz | Lime juice |
Instructions
Muddle basil with agave and lime. Add ice and gin. Shake, strain, serve up. Garnish with spanked basil leaf.
Notes
Recipe from Brick & Bottle in San Francisco uses 1 3/4 oz Plymouth Gin, and simple syrup instead of agave nectar.
From other users
- quite nice, will use less lime juice next time
- Made with Hendricks. Be sure to double strain. Lovely pale green color.
- Really nice. Muddled lime wedges in place of lime juice (about the same amount of juice). Adds a nice depth of flavor.
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2 Comments
Wonderful recipe but would
Submitted by Wasabijazz on
Wonderful recipe but would like to up the basil a little. Will try 7 leaves next time. — ☆☆☆☆
Drinking the Devil's Acre
Submitted by sgls on
Drinking the Devil's Acre (Cocktail No. 24, p. 227) specifies 1/2 oz cocktail syrup, 2 oz Junipero gin and 1 oz lime juice, with either a spring of basil or lemon wheel as garnish. Attributed to Greg Lindgren, Carl Christiansen and the Heart of the City Farmers' Market.