Brazil Basil Smash

Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of basil sprig.

Method:

1. MUDDLE basil in base of shaker.
2. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
3. FINE STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish:

1. Garnish with basil sprig bouquet.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Joerg Meyer at his Le Lion Bar de Paris in Hamburg, Germany. A tribute to Brazil's famous Caipirinha cocktail, Joerg created this for a bar show in Rotterdam and says, "I did a fun talk, playing John Garuku was my Head Bartender on Stage. :)"

Review:

Basil flavours combine brilliantly with cachaça's funky notes in this frappé served riff on Joerg's contemporary classic Gin Basil Smash.