The other night I put on my new favorite band, The Mumlers, while hanging out at home. My friend Brody introduced me to them in a recent music swap. A bay area indie band led by Will Sprott and talented as hell, they mix vintage instruments to produce an eclectic, jazzy, from-a-different-era sort of sound. All the while, they are decidedly modern.
The Mumlers reminded of one of my favorite New York City bars, Stanton Social. Their basil gimlet I had last summer with my friend Jessica takes me to a pencil skirt wearing, jazz baby kind of mood....
Stanton Social Basil Gimlet
Vodka (I used Ketel One straight from the freezer)
Fresh basil (2-3 sprigs)
Fresh lime juice (1 lime)
Lemon simple syrup (recipe follows below)
Add basil and drizzle with simple syrup. With a muddler or a wood spoon, muddle until broken down. Add lime juice, crushed ice and vodka. Shake and pour in a chilled martini glass.
Lemon Simple Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
Zest of one lemon
Add all ingredients to a saucepan and stir to combine. Simmer until sugar dissolves. Turn off heat and allow to cool. Stores a month in the fridge (I put it in a jam jar with a tight fitting lid).
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