Sweet Basil Recipe

Our little garden in the cocktail party lab produces a bumper crop of basil every spring and summer, so were always on the lookout for drinks to make good use of it. Enter the sweet basil, a lovely little gem we dug up in the archives of the spirits column over at the washington post. The original recipe as served at px in alexandria, virginia calls for a larger share of simple syrup, but weve cut it back just a bit to keep it from going over the edge into candied-basil territory. Feel free to bump it back up to a full ounce (or 30 ml) if youve got a sweet tooth.