Basil Gimlet
Instead of making another Planter’s Punch tonight, as I’d planned, I made this and I’m glad I did. It’s a refreshing cocktail to drink while quietly sweating in the summer heat. It’s also quite green.
Basil Gimlet
- 5 basil leaves
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 2.5 ounces Plymouth gin
- Muddle basil leaves in lime juice. Add simple syrup and gin. Shake with lots of ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
I lost track of where on the internet I found this recipe but I do remember that it’s based on the version served at Rye, a cocktail bar in San Francisco, with slightly different ingredients and proportions.