5-6 fresh basil leaves How to make<\/strong><\/p>\n Muddle the basil leaves in the base of the shaker before you add the rest of the ingredients and ice. Shake well for 15 \u2013 20 seconds and strain into a tall glass with ice. Garnish with clovers and enjoy!<\/p>\n (*You can also opt to infuse a simple syrup with fresh basil leaves to make a basil simple syrup.)<\/p>\n The Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company (est. 2015) launched the super-premium Cape Town Gin brand as a truly South African gin. Distilled and bottled locally, our gins have a distinctly South African flavour and celebrate the vibrant diversity and inspiring creative energy of Cape Town. The award-winning range of Cape Town Classic Dry Gin, Cape Town The Pink Lady Gin, Cape Town Rooibos Red Gin and Cape Town Black Rhino Gin have captivated the palates of South Africa.<\/p>\n Love gin? Check out our round-up of amazing local gins<\/a>, hand-crafted and produced by committed distillers around South Africa.<\/p>\n Have you ever wondered about how gin got the name ‘Mother’s Ruin?’, read all about<\/a> the chequered history of one of the world’s most beloved tipples.<\/p>\n capetowngincompany.co.za<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We may not be in Ireland, but you know what they say \u2013 \u2018Everybody is Irish on St Patrick\u2019s Day\u2019! That\u2019s why Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company is joining the celebrations in the good ol\u2019 Irish spirit by sharing a delicious green cocktail recipe for everyone to make the most of this lucky holiday. So, get your leprechaun tights and your pot of gold and try out this cocktail! Basil Smash Cocktail A green gin cocktail is like a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100847"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100855,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100847\/revisions\/100855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Cape](\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cape-Town-Gin-Basil-Smash-cocktail.jpg\")
What You’ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>50 ml Cape Town Classic Dry Gin
\n15 ml lemon juice
\n10 ml simple syrup*
\nclover or basil leaves for garnish<\/p>\nThe Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company<\/h4>\n