Giving Basil Recipe
A basil gin sour sweetened with orgeat and scented with bergamot liqueur — green, nutty and gently floral.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 16%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Bergamot liqueur15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Orgeat syrup22.5 ml (0.8 oz)
- Fresh lime juice22.5 ml (0.8 oz)
- Fresh basil leaves4 piece
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients, basil leaves included, to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Float a small basil leaf on top.
Garnish
Small basil leaf
The Story
A contemporary recipe from The Jones Assembly, a restaurant and music venue in Oklahoma City.
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