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The Green Park Cocktail – Basil Smash’s savory cousin

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The Green Park Cocktail – Basil Smash’s savory cousin

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24 segments

0:00

Let's make the green part. Everyone

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knows the gin basil smash created in

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2008, but this one created only three

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years later is a bit more obscure, but

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with its savory notes, I'm tempted to

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say it's even better. So, let's make it.

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So, we're going to start with 2 oz of

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old time gin,

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one full ounce of fresh lime juice,

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half an ounce of 2:1 ratio simple syrup,

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one dash of celery bitters, 6 to eight

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large basil leaves, and one egg white.

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Then, I'm going to crack one big cube of

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ice

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and one hole. That way we're not going

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to have to do the double shake to

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emulsify the egg.

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Now we shake.

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Then we're going to fine strain in the

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coupe. And for the garnish, we're simply

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going to float a little basil leaf on

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top of the foam. And there have it, the

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cream park. Cheers.

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That's good.

Interactive Summary

This video demonstrates how to make a cocktail called the "Green Park," which was created three years after the well-known Gin Basil Smash. The creator suggests the Green Park might be even better due to its savory notes. The recipe includes Old Tom gin, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, celery bitters, basil leaves, and egg white. The video also shows a unique technique of using one large ice cube for shaking to emulsify the egg white, eliminating the need for a double shake. The cocktail is then fine-strained into a coupe glass and garnished with a basil leaf.

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