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Basil Gimlet

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The Hungry Cat • Los Angeles

The Gimlet is named after British naval surgeon Sir Thomas Gimlette, who encouraged his shipmates to take their daily scurvy-fighting ration of preserved Rose's lime juice with gin, the staple spirit of the British Royal Navy.

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Recipe: Basil Gimlet

Ingredients

  1. Ice
  2. 2 ounces gin
  3. 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  4. 1 ounce Basil Syrup
  5. 1 basil leaf
  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the basil leaf. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the basil leaf.
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