Bird's Eye View Gin & Tonic garnished with thai basil, on bar next to bottle of Freeland Gin

Bird's Eye View

This summer Freeland Spirits held a nationwide Gin & Tonic Recipe Contest! Among many delicious recipes, we named Anna Cincera our winner with her recipe for the herbal and spicy Bird's Eye View:

 

Ingredients:

2 oz Freeland Gin

15 leaves Thai basil

½ small Thai bird’s eye chili

½ oz lime juice (approx ¼ of a large lime)

1 oz Som Thai basil vinegar cordial

½ oz simple syrup

Tonic (preferably Fever Tree)

 

Directions

  • Into a cocktail shaker, add basil, ¼ of a lime and ½ of a thai chili. Muddle.
  • To shaker add gin, Som, and simple syrup. Shake with ice and double strain into a tall glass full of ice(or goblet, this recipe tastes best with lots of room for tonic).
  • Top with tonic, stir, and garnish with the thai basil.
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