Italian Collins
3 Cucumber slices
1 Mint sprig
1 Basil sprig
15 ml Simple Syrup
35 ml Gin Beefeater 24
25 ml Vermouth Martini Bianco
10 ml Limoncello
Garnish: Lemon wheel and Cucumber slice
Smash and Double Strain. Within a boston shaker (or a mixing glass) muddle the cucumber slices and gently press the sprigs of mint and basil to avoid breaking their leaves; add ice, simple syrup, gin, vermouth and limoncello in the amounts indicated; stir with a bar spoon; double strain in a double rock filled with ice and guarnish.
Italian variation of the Collins cocktail conceived by Alessandro Giribaldi, bartender & manager at EVO music bar in San Petersburg, Russia.
