18/10/2026
🌿 Meet your new favourite cocktail: the Basil Gin Smash
Bright green, fresh and with a peppery kick from the basil. This one works just as well with classic gin as with a 0.0% version, so everyone can raise a glass. 🥂 Swipe to see how it’s made 👉
You’ll need (1 cocktail):
🌿 12 fresh basil leaves
🍸 60 ml Tanqueray Gin or 0.0% gin
🍋 22.5 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
🍯 10 ml sugar syrup
🧂 A tiny pinch of salt
💚 1 drop of green food colouring (optional)
☁️ Gin & lime cocktail foam
How to make it:
1️⃣ Muddle the basil with the pinch of salt in your shaker. No need to pick the leaves off the stem.
2️⃣ Add the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup, then shake hard with ice.
3️⃣ Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4️⃣ Shake the foam canister for at least 10 seconds, then top the drink with a 1.5 to 2 cm layer of foam.
5️⃣ Garnish with a basil leaf.
Et voilà! ✨
💡 Fun fact: the Gin Basil Smash was created in 2008 by bartender Jörg Meyer in Hamburg and became a modern classic within just a few years.
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