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Sour · Gin

Gin Basil Smash

A German modern classic, herb-first.

Gin, lemon, sugar and a fistful of basil smashed to a vivid green — invented in Hamburg in 2008 and instantly canonical.

Gin Basil Smash — estudio

Ingredients

  • 60 ml
  • 22.5 ml
  • 22.5 ml
  • 10

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Garnish

Basil leaf.

Method

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The lesson

'Smash' means bruise, not pulverise — you want the aromatic oils, not the bitter chlorophyll. Herbs are seasoning; treat them like it.

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