The Story Behind The Pineapple-Basil Highball
When basil season finally arrives, this perfect summer highball is one of my favorite ways to use it. You start by muddling fresh basil leaves from the farmers’ market, and then add lime and pineapple juices, gin, and simple syrup, topped with lime sparkling water. The color is beautiful, and the fresh aromatics shine through.
Related Reads & Recipes
Learn About Gin
More Gin Recipes To Explore
The Mimi Recipe:
The Mimi, from Leslie Kirchhoff's "Disco Cube Cocktails," is made with gin and fino sherry, shaken with ice, lemon juice, and a special simple syrup.
The Starfruit Mint Bramble Recipe:
Incorporate fresh market finds, like tropical starfruit, into your glass with this twist on a traditional Bramble cocktail.
The Bramble Recipe:
The Bramble is an adaptable cocktail that changes as the day crawls by — slowly melting and shifting in sweetness and potency.
The Winter Gimlet Recipe:
Just because temperatures are dropping doesn’t mean you have to abandon citrusy gin cocktails like the Gimlet. Learn how to make a winterized version with this recipe.
Chartreuse in the Evening Recipe:
Last week I was playing around with a bottle of Green Chartreuse I have had lying around for a while. From this I created the Chartreuse in the Evening
The Peak Of Summer Recipe:
Overloaded with sweet and ripe strawberries? There may be “healthier” ways to consume them, but combining berries and booze is the best.
![Quantcast](https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-xA1rEqQGq-DG-.gif"){kind=small}