Modern Classics · Gin Cocktails
Gin Basil Smash
A vibrant green modern classic that tastes like summer in a glass.
- Base spirit
- Gin
- Origin
- Hamburg, Germany
- Period
- 2008
- Creator
- Jörg Meyer
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Gin60 ml
- Fresh lemon juice30 ml
- Simple syrup20 ml
- Fresh basil10 leaves
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Basil leaf
- Technique
- Muddled
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Gently muddle the basil with lemon juice in a shaker.
- 02
Add gin, syrup and ice.
- 03
Shake hard.
- 04
Double strain over fresh ice; garnish with basil.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Fresh basil, lemon, juniper
- Finish
- Green and zesty
- Character
- Fresh herbal sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion – Bar de Paris in Hamburg in 2008, inspired by a Whiskey Smash; it spread worldwide within months via bartender blogs.
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