Main ingredients
Gin Basil Smash
This modern classic was born at Bar Le Lion in Hamburg, where Jörg Meyer developed this incredibly delicious gin cocktail.
Ingredients
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12 leaf
Basil
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60 ml
Gin
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23 ml
Lemon juice
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10 ml
Simple syrup
Steps to make the drink
- Muddle the basil leaves in the shaker.
- Put the gin, syrup and lemon juice in a shaker.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake for about 15 seconds.
- Strain through a bar strainer.
7 cl is love
Ask Jörg Meyer, the cocktail's creator, about the drink and this is perhaps his most famous line. Although the recipe says 6 cl, Le Lion happily uses 7 cl of gin. That's love for you.
It's a wonderfully fresh yet robust cocktail, made unmistakable by the basil. The longer you muddle the basil, the greener the drink becomes. Don't leave all that work to the ice. Leave the stalks out, please.