Orange Gin Basil Smash

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The next best Gin based cocktail is here! Our Orange Gin Basil Smash combines fresh orange and basil with delicious gin and soda water to create a savory and sweet drink everyone would love! Toss in some simple syrup and ice and you have an absolute smasher of a drink! Check out how to create your very own Orange Gin Basil Smash below!

Orange Gin Basil Smash - Finished cocktail in a wine glass with orange and basil leaves in it.

Mix up an Orange Gin Basil Smash Today

Basil is such an underrated herb to mix into a cocktail! It has such a unique taste to it with hints of mint, clove, and even a slight peppery taste. It’s also very easy to grow, so if you have some space in your flower bed or even room in your house definitely grow some basil so you always have fresh on hand! For this recipe you will be muddling it up with oranges to really infuse it into your drink, toss some on top as a garnish and you have the perfect drink! It mixes so well with the orange, gin, and soda water to create the perfect afternoon cocktail.

Completed cocktail with orange slices on the side and bottle of Gin in the background.

Let’s Make it a Mocktail

Turning our Orange Gin Basil Smash into a mocktail is super easy. Simply sub out the Gin and replace it with either non alcoholic gin, 7up, ginger ale, or really any clear beverage of your choice. To ensure you enjoy the orange flavor and basil add more to your drink. You could also use orange soda water as well. Because it already has soda water you may find it tastes better with the other options we gave. Experiment and find one you and your guests that aren’t drinking would enjoy!

Wine glass full of a light colored drink with an orange slice, ice, and fresh basil leaves.

Orange Gin Basil Smash Recipe

Sparkle jewel covered cocktail shaker with a bottle of bom bay gin, muddler, and completed cocktail on a round wooden slab.

Ingredients

  • 2 slices of fresh orange
  • 2 basil leaves
  • 1.5 ounces dry gin
  • 1 tbsp simple syrup
  • 4 ounces club soda
  • Ice Cubes
Wooden slab with all the ingredients need to completed your Orange Gin Basil Smash - glass, simple syrup, gin, club soda, oranges, and basil leaves.

Directions:

  1. Add the simple syrup into a glass.
  2. Muddle the orange & basil into the simple syrup.
round wooden slab, above view of gin bottle and drink.
  1. Add ice cubes.
  2. Pour in the gin.
  3. Top with club soda.
  4. Cheers.
Orange Gin Basil Smash completed drink.
Orange Gin Basil Smash

Orange Gin Basil Smash

Sweet and savory! This Orange Gin Basil Smash cocktail combines fresh orange and basil with Gin and soda water to create an instant classic drink everyone will love.

Ingredients

  • 2 slices fresh orange
  • 2 basil leaves
  • 1.5 ounces dry gin
  • 1 tbsp simple syrup
  • 4 ounces club soda
  • Ice Cubes

Instructions

  1. Add the simple syrup into a glass.
  2. Muddle the orange & basil in the simple syrup.
  3. Add ice cubes.
  4. Pour in the gin.
  5. Top with club soda.
  6. Cheers.

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Category: Cocktails

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