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Basil-ica Cocktail

Updated: Dec 1

PH factor: 9.5












Ingredients:

Cocktail

o 4 basil leaves

o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice

o ½ ounce agave nectar

o 2 ounces Bombay gin

o ½ ounce St. Germain

liqueur

o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters

or to taste

o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters

or to taste

Garnish

o 1 basil sprig


Method:

1. Muddle first three

ingredients in a cocktail

shaker.

2. Add ice and remaining

cocktail ingredients and

shake to chill.

3. Fine strain into a

cocktail glass.

4. Garnish with basil.


Comments:

It’s the bitters, Auntie Em.

It’s the bitters. St. Germain

would normally be the

dominant flavor in a

cocktail. However, here the

bitters balance the floral taste

of St. Germain very well.

. . .

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