Ginger and Basil Mezcalini

By drinkfairy

Ingredients

• Juice of 2 limes
• 55 basil leaves
• 11 spoonful of shaved ginger
• 2oz.2 oz. jarabe natural (this is a sweet syrup made from distilling natural fruits and leaves in Mexico - if you can't find it at a supermarket, you can substitute agave syrup)
• 1 1/2oz.1 1/2 oz. of mezcal reposado
• 33 ice cubes
• lime slice

Details

Adapted from hispanickitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place the lime juice, basil leaves, ginger, and syrup in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Let sit for a moment. Shake again. Let sit. Add ice and mezcal and shake again. Slightly moisten the edges of a martini glass, turn it upside down and swirl it gently on a plate of sal de gusano. Serve the mixture into the martini glass. Garnish with a thin slice of lime.