Byzantine
Ingredients
- 6 fresh Basil leaves
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
- 1⁄2 oz Lime & lemongrass cordial
- 2 oz Pineapple juice
- Top up with Thomas Henry Tonic Water
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Collins glass
Method:
MUDDLE basil in base of shaker. Add other ingredients apart from tonic water, SHAKE with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with tonic water.
History:
Created in 2001 by Douglas Ankrah for Akbar, Soho, London, England.
Review:
This fruity, herbal drink is even better made the way Douglas originally intended, with basil infused gin instead of muddled leaves.
