1inchpiece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thinly
5-6large basil leaves
1lime
½ozsimple syrup
2 ½ozgin
ice
Instructions
Cut the lime in half. Set one half aside and cut the other half into 2 thin rounds.
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle together the ginger, and one round of lime. Add in the basil and muddle until the basil leaves are wilted.
Squeeze one half of the lime until it measures .5 oz of lime juice. If the lime half doesn't give you enough juice, juice what you didn’t cut into rounds.
Pour the fresh lime juice, simple syrup and gin into the shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake until the cocktail is very cold - about 15 seconds.
Pour into a chilled coupe cocktail glass and garnish with the other lime round.
Notes
Pre-chill the cocktail glass by filling it with ice and letting it sit for 5 minutes before use.