Basil-Gin Cocktail

Fresh basil leaves are muddled and shaken with gin, pineapple and lime juices, and simple syrup for this easy, summer-ready cocktail.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 305 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ fluid ounces pineapple juice
• ½ cup ice as needed
• ¾ fluid ounce lime juice
• ¾ fluid ounce simple syrup
• 5 leaves fresh basil, or more to taste
• ¼ cup club soda, or as needed
• 3 fluid ounces gin (such as Tanqueray®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Muddle basil in gin in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice. Cover and shake until the outside has frosted.

Step 2

Strain into a highball glass over ice and top with club soda.