Description
This refreshing basil cocktail is a summery spin on the Tom Collins! It’s tart and bubbly, with fresh herbs and cucumber.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 basil leaves, plus more for garnish
- 4 slices cucumber, cut 1/8″ thick, plus more for garnish
- 2 ounces* gin
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 2 ounces soda water
- Ice, for serving (try clear ice!)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the basil leaves. Add the cucumber slices and muddle again.
- Add the gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice and fill the shaker with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until cold.
- Strain the drink into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with soda water and garnish with additional cucumber slices and basil.
Notes
*To convert to ounces, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
- Category: Drink
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Cocktails
Keywords: Basil cocktail, cucumber basil cocktail, lemon basil cocktail