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Strawberry Cocktail with Basil

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • Strawberries roughly 4 - 5 medium/large strawberries per glass
  • Fresh Basil roughly 1-2 small heads per glass, plus extra for garnish
  • Gin any kind will do
  • Tonic Water
  • Lime
  • Sugar granulated white sugar is best
  • A couple of ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Wash your strawberries, remove the heads, and in the glass mash them up thoroughly with a fork.
  2. On a chopping board, finely chop your basil (keeping some aside for a garnish), then add to the glass of mashed strawberries and mix well.
  3. Add a spoonful of sugar to sweeten and a little lime juice to taste (I used one teaspoon), and mix well.
  4. Add your ice cubes (best crushed)
  5. Add a shot of gin, and top up with tonic water.
  6. Stir, add your basil garnish and enjoy a glass of summer!

Recipe Notes

This summery strawberry cocktail with basil is the ultimate summer's day drink. The strawberry and basil in this gin based cocktail really complement each other.