Strawberry Basil Smash
Strawberries and basil are simply begging to be together at all times. Throw some bourbon in the mix, and you have the perfect happy hour, pre-dinner, summer cocktail. This is what you want to be sipping while you hang out on the back porch with friends or family while you watch the sunset.
Ingredients:
2 sliced strawberries
3-4 basil leaves
½ oz simple syrup
¾ oz lemon
2 oz bourbon
6 grinds of black pepper
garnish: basil sprig + fresh strawberry (sliced in ½)
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, combine sliced strawberries, basil leaves, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Gently muddle. Add 6 grinds of black pepper, bourbon, ice and shake for approximately thirty seconds — until chilled.
Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a basil sprig and half of a strawberry.