Black Basil

Name: Black Basil
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 8 fresh Basil leaves; 1 oz (30 ml) Ketel One Vodka; ½ oz (15 ml) Pallini Limoncello liqueur; 1 oz (30 ml) Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); ½ oz (15 ml) Sugar syrup; 2½ oz (75 ml) Thomas Henry Tonic Water

Black Basil cocktail recipe, illustration

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Method: shake
Glass: Collins glass
Ice: Ice in the glass
Garnish: Basil leaf
ABV: 8%

Ingredients

Basil leaves — 8 fresh
Ketel One Vodka — 1 oz (30 ml)
Pallini Limoncello liqueur — ½ oz (15 ml)
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — 1 oz (30 ml)
Sugar syrup — ½ oz (15 ml)
Thomas Henry Tonic Water — 2½ oz (75 ml)

How to make it

MUDDLE basil in base of shaker.
Add next 4 ingredients (all but tonic water), SHAKE with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.
TOP with tonic water and lightly stir.

A refreshing cocktail with basil and lemon.

Updated October 5, 2026