Basil Smash — Achill’s, Villefranche-sur-Mer
Born in Hamburg in 2008 and now a modern classic: muddled basil turns gin a brilliant green.
Price : €12.50
Ingredients
- Fresh basil — Native to India and embraced by the whole Mediterranean: in Provence, it is the soul of pistou. A vivid green, with peppery, anise-like summer notes.
- Lemon juice — Freshly squeezed at the bar. Brought to the Mediterranean along Arab trade routes, the lemon is one of the Riviera's prides, from Menton to the hills of Grasse. Freshness, tension and a lively mouthfeel.
- Simple syrup — Equal parts sugar and water: the liquid sugar of every bartender in the world. Roundness, without any distracting flavour.
- Gin — Born in the Netherlands as genever and adopted by England in the 18th century: a grain spirit redistilled with juniper, coriander, citrus and angelica. Piney, floral and citrus notes that bridge the bitter and the sweet.