Summer Crush
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Summer Crush
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Ingredients
For the sweet basil syrup:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- Handful of fresh basil leaves
For the cocktail:
- 1/2 oz. sweet basil syrup
- 1 small sprig Thai basil, about 6 or 7 leaves
- 1/2 small heirloom tomato, preferably red
- 3/4 cup watermelon chunks
- 2 oz. vodka
- Juice of 1/4 lime, plus an additional wedge to garnish
- ice
Instructions
- To make the sweet basil syrup, add sugar, water and regular basil to a small saucepan, and warm over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Take the saucepan off the heat, cover and let infuse/cool for 30 minutes. Pour the syrup through a strainer into a clean container. Store the sweet basil syrup in the refrigerator for up to a month or two.
- To make the Summer Crush cocktail, add sweet basil syrup to a cocktail shaker with the Thai basil, heirloom tomato and watermelon. Using a muddler (or the back of a wooden spoon), muddle these ingredients together. You want to bruise the basil, and release the juices from the tomato and watermelon.
- Add vodka, lime juice and ice to the cocktail shaker, secure the lid, and shake until the drink is mixed and well-chilled. Taste a little bit of the drink, and add more sweet basil syrup or lime juice to taste. Pour the drink through a fine-mesh basket strainer into a short tumbler filled with ice. Discard solids. Garnish the glass with a wedge of lime.
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