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Lillet-Basil Cocktail

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    For an interesting twist, use sweet, fragrant cinnamon basil in this drink.
    Martha Stewart Living, August 2005
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup ice, plus more for serving
    • 1/2 cup Lillet Blanc
    • 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gin
    • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
    • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
    • Splash of tonic water
    • 1 cucumber spear, for garnish
    • 1 cinnamon stick, for garnish

    Directions

    1. Put ice, Lillet, gin, orange juice, and basil in a cocktail shaker; shake well. Fill a glass with ice; strain mixture into glass. Add tonic water. Garnish with cucumber spear, cinnamon stick, and basil sprigs.

    Recipe Reviews

    Reviews (2)

    • Liz Iz
      6 Mar, 2013

      fantabulous. made with fresh blood orange juice, regular basil and hendricks gin.

    • DrKatie24
      2 Oct, 2008

      We served this drink from pitchers at my wedding. We skipped the cucumber garnish and used vermouth in place of Lillet Blanc. It was a huge hit!

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