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Basil Gimlet

  • Author: Cookie and Kate
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 1 cocktail

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This delicious basil gimlet recipe is refreshing and herbal. It’s a strong cocktail that is just perfect for slow summer sipping.

basil gimlet cocktail recipe

Ingredients

Per gimlet

  • 8 medium basil leaves
  • 1 ½ ounces gin
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons agave nectar or simple syrup, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker or mason jar, gently muddle the basil leaves.
  2. Add lime juice, agave nectar and gin.
  3. Fill with ice, securely fasten the lid and shake well.
  4. Strain into a martini glass.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Scott Beattie’s Live Basil Gimlet (The New York Times).

Nutrition

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