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Purely because basil, in my experience, in the US, is not commonly stocked at bars (this might change as the gin basil smash grows in popularity). I had to go out of my way to find a bar with a gin basil smash on its menu, because the few I tried didn't have basil on hand.

Author of the post here, I joke that I could've gotten a minor in Food because, on top of my actual CS major and Linguistics minor, I took Contemporary Nutrition, Grilling & BBQ Science, Beverage Management, and Vegetable Gardening (not to mention Bowling).

They're so different and hard to compare, but considering I've had three rabo de galos now and loved them every time, I'm leaning in that direction

Writer of the post here, really appreciate this! When I was really little I did say I wanted to be a food critic when I grew up...