4th of July Strawberry Basil Cocktail
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
1 jumbo ice cube tray
1 cocktail shaker
- 7 fresh strawberries
- 12 fresh blueberries
- Ocean Spray Strawberry Cranberry Juice optional
- 1.5 ounces Crescent Simples Strawberry Basil Cocktail Syrup
- 3 ounces vodka
- spritz of fresh lime juice
- Sprite to top off cocktail
- Garnish: watermelon stars, strawberries and blueberries and a sprig of fresh basil
To make jumbo ice cubes, place a capped strawberry in each section of a jumbo ice cube tray. Add 3 blueberries to each section. Pour Ocean Spray Strawberry Cranberry Juice over the strawberries and blueberries to fill the sections in the tray. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze. Water may be substituted for the juice to make these ice cubes.
To make cocktail: Cap a strawberry and cut it into small pieces. Place chopped strawberry in a cocktail shaker. Add strawberry basil cocktail syrup. Muddle strawberry pieces with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon.
Add vodka to the cocktail shaker. Cover shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into cocktail glass. You can remove the cover of the cocktail shaker and pour all of the contents in the cocktail glass. Add jumbo ice cube.
Garnish with watermelon star or strawberry, blueberries on a cocktail pick and a sprig of fresh basil. To make watermelon stars, cut rounds of watermelon approximately 1/2" thick and cut out stars with a star cookie cutter.
