Basil Gimlet Cocktail Recipe
An herbaceous twist on the classic Gimlet, featuring gin, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and muddled basil leaves. A modern classic from the cocktail revival era, popularized in San Francisco in the mid-2000s.
Make This
- Base
- Gin
- Glass
- Coupe
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 6 minutes
- Strength
- Strong
- Flavor
- Herbal
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- 5 Basil Leaves
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, gently muddle 4 basil leaves with the simple syrup to release the oils.
- Add the gin, lime juice, and ice.
- Shake vigorously until well chilled, about 15 seconds.
- Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a basil leaf.