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Cordial Craft Cocktail Recipe

Skinny Basil Gimlet

Basil gives this gimlet a fresh green aroma, whether you reach for vodka or gin.

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Yield
1 cocktail
Family
Gin & Botanical
Ingredients
3
Technique
Shake
House Build

How to make Skinny Basil Gimlet.

Use the measured quantities below, then follow the ordered method.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz vodka or gin
  • 0.75 oz Cordial Craft Zero-Sugar Lime
  • 3 basil leaves

Method

  1. Slap basil and add all ingredients to a shaker.
  2. Lightly muddle basil.
  3. Add ice and shake for 10 to 15 seconds.
  4. Double strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass.
  5. Garnish with a fresh basil leaf.

Read the complete build ingredient by ingredient.

Cordial Craft is zero sugar; other ingredients can add sugar to the finished cocktail. Alcohol contributes calories. “Skinny” is a recipe name, not a zero-sugar or weight-loss claim.

Make Skinny Basil Gimlet

One measured cordial. A complete house build.

Use this measured build as written, and check any branded or prepared ingredient before describing complete-drink nutrition or dietary attributes.