Strawberriesroughly 4 - 5 medium/large strawberries per glass
Fresh Basilroughly 1-2 small heads per glass, plus extra for garnish
Ginany kind will do
Tonic Water
Lime
Sugargranulated white sugar is best
A couple of ice cubes
Instructions
Wash your strawberries, remove the heads, and in the glass mash them up thoroughly with a fork.
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.
Add a spoonful of sugar to sweeten and a little lime juice to taste (I used one teaspoon), and mix well.
Add your ice cubes (best crushed)
Add a shot of gin, and top up with tonic water.
Stir, add your basil garnish and enjoy a glass of summer!
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.