Basil and lemon martini
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Easy
- March 2013

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Serves 1
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5 minutes
This martini is a cracker from the cocktail list at Theo Randall’s Italian restaurant in London’s InterContinental Hotel. Theo loves hurling basil into things – even the cocktails. And it works…
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Ingredients
- 11 small fresh basil leaves
- Small handful of ice
- 50ml gin (the small-batch stuff – have some respect)
- 25ml limoncello
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar syrup
Method
- This is a £14 aperitif in Theo’s gaff, so look suave. Muddle 10 of the basil leaves in a cocktail shaker.
- Add the ice, followed by the gin. Pour in the limoncello. Squeeze in the lemon juice.
- Add the sugar syrup. Shake, then strain into a champagne coupe and finish with a basil leaf. Fantastico!
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