The Flower Girl Recipe

Name: The Flower Girl Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 ounce gin; 1 fresh basil leaf; splash of lime juice, such as rose’s lime; 2 ounce soda water, or to taste; 1 lime round for garnish

Avni Vyas|June 20, 2014 4:03 pm EST

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If you’re having a spring or summer wedding, you may want to consider this cocktail, which is refreshing and aromatic. Lime and basil are a sharp and refined combination, a great pairing for your nuptials. Consider this cocktail as your wedding's signature drink.

Servings

1

Ingredients

1/2 ounce gin
1 fresh basil leaf
splash of lime juice, such as rose’s lime
2 ounce soda water, or to taste
1 lime round for garnish

Directions

Muddle basil thoroughly in the bottom of a highball glass, then add ice. Combine gin and Rose’s Lime in a cocktail shaker filled partway with ice, then shake until cold. Strain into the prepared glass, then top with soda water, and garnish with a lime round.