Live Basil Gimlet

• 5 large basil leaves
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup

1. Put 4 basil leaves in a cocktail shaker and press them gently with a muddler or a wooden spoon.
2. Add the gin, lime juice and simple syrup.
3. Fill with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe or other small glass.
4. Garnish with the remaining basil leaf.

basil, gin, lime juice, simple syrup

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013650 (may not work)