Lemon Basil Gimlets

• Produce

  • 4 cups Basil, packed fresh

• Condiments

  • 2 oz Lemon basil syrup
  • 2 oz Lemon juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups Sugar

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 2 oz Gin

• Liquids

  • 4 cups Water

• Other

  • 9 (4- by 1-inch strips lemon zest

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups packed fresh basil sprigs (top 4 inches; from a ½-pound bunch)
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 9 (4- by 1-inch) strips lemon zest
• 2 oz Lemon Basil Syrup
• 2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 2 oz gin

Directions

• In a medium saucepan, stir the sugar and water together until the sugar begins to disolve.
• Add the basil and lemon zest, and apply medium high heat until the mixture boils and the sugar is fully dissolved.
• Remove from the heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour.
• After the syrup has cooled, move to the refrigerator and set sit for another hour.
• Using a fine mesh sieve, strain the syrup into an airtight container, pressing on the solids with a flexible spatula to get the maximum volume.
• Use immediately, or keep in the fridge in the airtight container for up to a week. The recipe makes enough syrup for a good number of cocktails.
• For one drink, combine all the cocktail ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake vigorously to combine. (You can also combine the ingredients in advance, without ice, and keep everything cold in the fridge prior to serving).
• Pour over ice, and garnish with a lemon wheel and fresh basil.
• Scale up to make additional drinks - youll have plenty of syrup from the batch you just made.
• Drink often.