Your Favorite Alibi Recipe
ALIBI GIN + LIMONCELLO + STRAWBERRY LEMONADE + BASIL
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Equipment & finishing
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Prep basil
Lightly clap or bruise 4 of the basil leaves between your palms to release the aroma. Reserve 2 whole leaves for garnish and one extra to muddle.
- 2
Muddle
In the cocktail shaker, place the extra basil leaf and the simple syrup (if using). Gently muddle 4–6 times—just enough to release oils. Do not pulverize; you want aroma, not bulky bits.
- 3
Combine ingredients
Add ice to the shaker (about 3/4 full), then pour in the Alibi gin (2 oz), limoncello (1/2 oz), strawberry lemonade (3 oz), and fresh lemon juice (1/4 oz).
- 4
Shake
Secure the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.
- 5
Strain
Fill your chilled rocks glass with fresh ice (crushed or cubes). Double strain the cocktail into the glass using a Hawthorne and fine strainer to catch basil bits and any pulp from the lemonade.
- 6
Garnish & serve
- 7
Thread the reserved basil leaves and a thin strawberry slice on a pick or lay them gently on the drink. Express a basil leaf over the cocktail (clap between hands) to release oils onto the surface, then drop it in.
- 8
Serve immediately with a straw or without. Provide an extra basil leaf or strawberry on the side if desired.
