Basil Crush Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 oz. gin

1 oz. dry vermouth

1 oz. Lillet Blanc

1 dash orange bitters

3-4 basil leaves

Instructions:

In a shaker with cracked ice, combine the gin, vermouth, Lillet Blanc, and orange bitters. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the basil leaves.

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