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Grilled Lemon & Basil Gimlet

Name: Grilled Lemon & Basil Gimlet
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; ¾ oz fresh lemon juice; ½ oz basil simple syrup; 1 grilled lemon wheel; Ice

Charred lemon and bright basil give this gin cocktail a savory edge.

15 minutes active / preparation · Makes 1 cocktail

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THE GOOD STUFF

Ingredients

2 oz gin
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz basil simple syrup
1 grilled lemon wheel
Ice

LET’S MAKE IT

Instructions

Grill or sear a lemon wheel until lightly charred; cool.
Shake gin, lemon juice and basil syrup with ice.
Fine-strain into a coupe and garnish with the grilled lemon.