Purple Basil Flying Dutch Smash Cocktail
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Blue Curaçao
1/4 oz. grenadine
1/8 oz. lemon juice
2 sprigs fresh purple basil and lemon rind for garnish
Directions
Muddle basil and grenadine in a shaker. Fill tumbler with ice. Add triple sec, gin, blue curacao lemon juice. Shake well and strain. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and lemon rind.
Did you know?
A general rule in cocktail making is that if it contains citrus, egg, cream, or any opaque ingredient, then you shake it? The act of shaking both chills and dilutes the drink, and makes it ready to sip, instantly. Simply add five to ten cubes, count to ten, until the exterior of the shaker become frosty; strain and serve.
This original article first appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of City Style and Living Magazine.
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