Summer on Sligo

Recipe adapted from Gordon Banks

Yield: 1 cocktail

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 ounces bourbon

1⁄2 ounce fresh lime juice

3⁄4 ounce simple syrup (1 part sugar dissolved in 1 part water)

3 Thai basil leaves, torn, plus an additional leaf for garnish

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds.

2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with the additional basil leaf and serve.

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