Reviews (2)        Add Rating & Review     91 Ratings   5 star values:        31    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        26    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        0                Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       03/06/2013   fantabulous. made with fresh blood orange juice, regular basil and hendricks gin.         Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/02/2008   We served this drink from pitchers at my wedding. We skipped the cucumber garnish and used vermouth in place of Lillet Blanc. It was a huge hit!     

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Gallery Lillet-Basil Cocktail Recipe Summary Servings: 1

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 cup ice, plus more for serving 1/2 cup Lillet Blanc 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gin 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish Splash of tonic water 1 cucumber spear, for garnish 1 cinnamon stick, for garnish

Cook’s Notes For an interesting twist, use sweet, fragrant cinnamon basil in this drink.

Gallery Lillet-Basil Cocktail

Recipe Summary Servings: 1

Lillet-Basil Cocktail     

Lillet-Basil Cocktail

Lillet-Basil Cocktail

Recipe Summary Servings: 1

Recipe Summary

Servings: 1

Servings: 1

1

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ice, plus more for serving 1/2 cup Lillet Blanc 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gin 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish Splash of tonic water 1 cucumber spear, for garnish 1 cinnamon stick, for garnish

Directions

Put ice, Lillet, gin, orange juice, and basil in a cocktail shaker; shake well. Fill a glass with ice; strain mixture into glass. Add tonic water. Garnish with cucumber spear, cinnamon stick, and basil sprigs.

Cook’s Notes For an interesting twist, use sweet, fragrant cinnamon basil in this drink.

Cook’s Notes

For an interesting twist, use sweet, fragrant cinnamon basil in this drink.

Reviews (2)

 Add Rating & Review     91 Ratings   5 star values:        31    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        26    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        0        

   Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       03/06/2013   fantabulous. made with fresh blood orange juice, regular basil and hendricks gin.         Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/02/2008   We served this drink from pitchers at my wedding. We skipped the cucumber garnish and used vermouth in place of Lillet Blanc. It was a huge hit!   

Reviews (2)

Add Rating & Review     91 Ratings   5 star values:        31    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        26    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        0       

Add Rating & Review

91 Ratings 5 star values: 31 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 26 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 0

91 Ratings 5 star values: 31 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 26 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 0

91 Ratings 5 star values: 31 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 26 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 0

  • 5 star values: 31 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 26 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 0

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       03/06/2013   fantabulous. made with fresh blood orange juice, regular basil and hendricks gin.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/02/2008   We served this drink from pitchers at my wedding. We skipped the cucumber garnish and used vermouth in place of Lillet Blanc. It was a huge hit!  
    

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 03/06/2013

fantabulous. made with fresh blood orange juice, regular basil and hendricks gin.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 10/02/2008

We served this drink from pitchers at my wedding. We skipped the cucumber garnish and used vermouth in place of Lillet Blanc. It was a huge hit!

Rating: Unrated

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