Antonella Basil Smash

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Antonella Basil Smash ingredients in original amounts, cl, oz and parts

Ingredient	Amount	cl	oz	parts
Basil	12 leaf	—	—	—
Grappa	70 ml	7 cl	2.4 oz	3.5 parts
Lemon Juice	30 ml	3 cl	1 oz	1.5 parts
Rich Simple Syrup	20 ml	2 cl	0.7 oz	1 part
Saline Solution (optional)	1 dash	—	—	Optional
Mint	2 piece	—	—	—

Garnish: Exactly two short mint sprigs forming one compact bouquet

1. 01

   Pre-chill one clear old-fashioned glass, ready fresh cubed ice, and prepare exactly two short mint sprigs as one compact bouquet.

2. 02

   Muddle the twelve fresh basil leaves and their tender stems in the base of a shaker until aromatic.

3. 03

   Add the grappa, fresh lemon juice, rich simple syrup, optional saline, and solid cold ice.

4. 04

   Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the herbal mixture is very cold and properly diluted.

5. 05

   Fine-strain into the chilled glass over fresh clear cubed ice so no basil fragments remain.

6. 06

   Set the compact two-sprig mint bouquet at the rim and serve without another garnish.

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