Basil Collins
The Collins format gives basil room to breathe — long, light, and herbal, with the soda stretching the gin and lemon into a genuinely refreshing garden drink.
Served in a Collins glass · Garnish: Basil sprig, lemon slice · Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 6 leaves Fresh Basil
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
- 3 oz Soda Water
Instructions
- Muddle basil with simple syrup in a shaker.
- Add gin, lemon juice, and ice.
- Shake and strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a basil sprig.