Muddled Basil Martini
"I've been searching for the perfect summer basil martini. I think I found it on the "B*tches on a Budget" website! Slight variation using agave nectar instead of simple syrup. I had to substitute ounces for "jiggers" as called for in the original recipe -- original verbage included in directions."
photo by HisPixie
- Ready In:
- 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 cocktail
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka or 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce agave nectar or 1 ounce simple syrup
- 4 sweet basil, fresh
- 2 mint leaves, fresh
- juice of one lime
directions
- Muddle the basil, simple syrup and lime juice together. Add gin or vodka. Combine in a cocktail shaker with loads of ice. Shake until there are shards of ice and the mix turns frothy. Strain.
- Original recipe reads: 2 1/2 jiggers of vodka or gin. 1 jigger simple syrup. 1 jigger fresh squeezed lime juice. 4 fresh sweet basil leaves. 1 fresh spearmint leaf (or to taste).
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Reviews
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Love it! My new favorite drink. I used gin and followed the recipe and it’s delicious! -
Delicious!!! I just made one and since I didn't have lime juice, I added Naranja Agria( all I had in the fridge) Outstanding!! Perfect summer drink, to enjoy on the deck. -
OMG - this is my new favorite dink! I lightened up on the syrup as one reviewer suggested and it was just right. This is my new favorite summer drink. I only wish I had another lime to make another drink now!
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This drink is DELICIOUS! If you love lime juice and basil, this drink is a MUST-try! -
Loved it. I found it a bit sweet so really lightened up on the agave syrup. This time of year with so much fresh basil this is a no brainer. Plan on using it as our signature cocktail for our next dinner with friends
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Tweaks
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I used sour orange(naranja agria) juice instead of lime juice.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HisPixie
East Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania
I'm the mother of triplet daughters and now 4 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren. I'm a critical care nurse by background, as well as hospice nursing. I love to cook and bake. My husband is a wonderful taste tester for me and never, ever complains about my many experiments and new dishes. Love that man. We have 4 cats: a neurotic gray calico named Cupcake, a kitten named RubyMae, a Maine coon named Arwen, a short-haired dilute torti Gigi,. One dog...a shepherd/sheltie, Greta. I been her since RecipeZaar days (miss that place). I'm from Pittsburgh, PA.
