'Gin'-ger basiltini Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and seeded
• 1 bottle gin, use your favorite gin
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (1-inch) piece of ginger, peeled and very thinly sliced
• 6 basil leaves, divided
• Juice of half a lime
• 1 1/2 ounces cucumber-infused gin
• 1/2 ounce ginger simple syrup