Basil-Lemon Gimlets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 fresh basil leaves
4 tablespoons simple syrup
10 ounces vodka
1 lemon, juice of
8 ice cubes

Preparation

In a cocktail shaker, muddle 8 of the basil leaves with 2 tbls of the simple syrup (simple syrup is equal parts of water and sugar, heated until sugar disolves then chilled).
Add 5 oz of the vodka, half of the lemon juice and 4 ice cubes and shake well.
Strain into 2 martini glasses and repeat with the remaining ingredients.