Basil-Gin Cocktail

Ingredients

• 5 leaves fresh basil , or more to taste
• 3 fluids ounces gin , such as Tanqueray
• 1.5 fluids ounces pineapple juice
• 0.75 fluids ounce lime juice
• 0.75 fluids ounce simple syrup
• 0.5 cups ice as needed
• 0.25 cups club soda , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Place basil and gin into a cocktail shaker and mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.

2. 2

   Strain into an-filled highball glass; top with club soda.