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Green Park recipe
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice16% ABV
The Green Park is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with basil leaves, gin, lemon juice and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
Erik Lorincz, The Savoy, London: a gin sour with basil and a hint of celery.
Green Park ingredients
| Basil leaves | 6 leaves |
| Gin | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Lemon juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Celery bitters | 2 dashes |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Green Park
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a basil leaf.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Basil leaf
Green Park: quick answers
- How strong is a Green Park?
- About 16% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Green Park?
- About 190 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Green Park served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Green Park have?
- 6 in total: basil leaves, gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, celery bitters and egg white.
