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• Method: shake
• Glass: Coupe glass
• Ice: Ice
• Garnish: Thin cucumber slice.
• ABV: 20%

Ingredients

• Yellow Chartreuse liqueur — 0 oz (2.5 ml)
• Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum — 2 oz (60 ml)
• Lime juice (freshly squeezed) — ⅔ oz (20 ml)
• Ginger sugar syrup — ¼ oz (5 ml)
• Honey sugar syrup — ¼ oz (5 ml)
• Basil leaves — 8 fresh

How to make it

1. RINSE chilled glass with Yellow Chartreuse.
2. SHAKE other ingredients with ice.
3. Fine strain into rinsed glass.

A light cocktail with basil and lime.

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