Best Basil Lemon Gimlets Recipes
BASIL GIMLET
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.
BASIL VODKA GIMLETS
This fragrant twist on the gimlet cocktail gets its clean green notes not from lime juice but from fresh basil. For extra glamour and aroma, tuck small sprigs of additional basil into each glass.
Categories Fruit Juice Vodka Alcoholic Cocktail Party Wedding Cocktail Lemon Basil Summer Gourmet Drink
Yield Makes 6 drinks
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 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.
BASIL-LEMON GIMLETS
Make and share this Basil-Lemon Gimlets recipe from Food.com.
Provided by katie in the UP
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle 8 of the basil leaves with 2 tbls of the simple syrup (simple syrup is equal parts of water and sugar, heated until sugar disolves then chilled).
- Add 5 oz of the vodka, half of the lemon juice and 4 ice cubes and shake well.
- Strain into 2 martini glasses and repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.9, Sodium 1.8, Carbohydrate 1.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 0.1
LIVE BASIL GIMLET
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.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 156, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 10 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
BASIL LEMON SYRUP
This recipe makes enough for several batches of the vodka gimlets or lemonade; any left over would also give a nice hit of flavor to a glass of iced tea.
Categories Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Party Lemon Basil Summer Boil Gourmet
Yield Makes about 5 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 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 thourough a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids.
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