Muddled Basil Martini

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

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

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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).