Lillet Basil Breeze

serves 1-2

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8 medium basil leaves, torn up

3 tablespoons simple syrup

3 ounces Lillet Blanc

1 1/2 ounces vodka

1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon kosher salt

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Mix together salt and sugar on a small plate.

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Prepare your glass. Rub the rim of a rocks glass with a lemon wedge and dip in the sugar/salt

mixture. Fill the glass with crushed ice.

In a shaker, muddle the basil leaves with the simple syrup. Add the Lillet, vodka and lemon juice

and ice and shake, shake, shake. Strain into prepared glass.