Gin Basil Smash

Jörg Meyer created it at Le Lion in Hamburg in 2008 and it became a modern classic within a few years. A gin sour with a whole handful of basil muddled in: green, peppery, intensely fresh.

Everything is on the shelf.

1. Muddle in a shaker until fragrant

   10 leaves20 leaves30 leaves40 leaves	Fresh basil— not in stock
   25 ml50 ml75 ml100 ml	Lemon juice (fresh)— not in stock
   15 ml30 ml45 ml60 ml	Sugar syrup (2:1)— not in stock

2. Add and shake hard with cubed ice for 10 seconds

   60 ml120 ml180 ml240 ml

   Gin (London dry)— not in stock

3. Fine strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with cubed ice

4. Garnish with basil leaf