Basil Vodka Gimlets Recipes

Steps:

• Place 6 of the basil leaves in the palm of your hand and clap. Place the leaves in the base of a cocktail shaker and add the simple syrup and lime juice. Pummel the basil leaves with a muddler to release the oils. Add the gin to the shaker along with ice. Put the top on the cocktail shaker and shake. Using a strainer, pour the mixture into a glass.
• Place the remaining basil leaf in your hand and clap. Garnish the cocktail with the basil leaf and serve.

Steps:

• Put 4 basil leaves in a cocktail shaker and press them gently with a muddler or a wooden spoon. Add the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Fill with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe or other small glass. Garnish with the remaining basil leaf.

Steps:

• Syrup: Bring all ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Let stand at room temperature, covered, 1 hour, then transfer to an airtight container and chill until cold, about 1 hour.
• Strain syrup through a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 5 days.
• Gimlets: Stir together all ingredients in a pitcher until cold, then strain into 8- to 10-ounce glasses (such as Old Fashioned) half filled with ice.