Gin Basil Martini Recipes

GIN & BASIL COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Add the basil leaves to a cocktail shaker and gently muddle 4 to 5 times until the oil is released, but the basil is not broken.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake until cold.
• Strain the drink into a glass. Garnish with a fresh basil leaf.

GIN BASIL SMASH

Steps:

• Make the simple syrup:
• Heat the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Do not boil. Stir until sugar dissolves, about 3 to 5 minutes, then remove the pan from the stove. Cool. Transfer the syrup to a clean bottle or jar. Cover and refrigerate.
• Make the cocktail:
• Muddle basil leaves with lemon juice and simple syrup. Add ice and gin and shake. Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass with ice. Garnish with a basil sprig.

GIN BASIL MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a shaker. Fill the shaker 2/3 with ice, and add the basil leaves. Shake hard to pulverize the basil. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a sprig of basil.

LIVE BASIL GIMLET

Steps:

• Put 4 basil leaves in a cocktail shaker and press them gently with a muddler or a wooden spoon. Add the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Fill with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe or other small glass. Garnish with the remaining basil leaf.

MUDDLED BASIL MARTINI

Steps:

• Muddle the basil, simple syrup and lime juice together. Add gin or vodka. Combine in a cocktail shaker with loads of ice. Shake until there are shards of ice and the mix turns frothy. Strain.
• Original recipe reads: 2 1/2 jiggers of vodka or gin. 1 jigger simple syrup. 1 jigger fresh squeezed lime juice. 4 fresh sweet basil leaves. 1 fresh spearmint leaf (or to taste).

BASIL-GIN COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Muddle basil in gin in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice. Cover and shake until the outside has frosted.
• Strain into a highball glass over ice and top with club soda.