Summer Strawberry Smash

Makes one drink.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 fresh strawberries, sliced 

• 3 small basil leaves

• 3 small mint leaves

• Juice from 1/2 of a lemon or lime

• 1/2 oz simple syrup or agave (can scale up or down depending on preference and sweetness of your strawberries)

• 2 oz vodka, gin or tequila 

• Ice

• Club soda to finish 

METHOD

1. Muddle the strawberries, basil and mint in a cocktail shaker. 

2. Add in the citrus juice, sweetener and alcohol of choice.

3. Fill shaker 3/4 of the way with ice and shake for 15 seconds, or until condensation forms on the outside of the shaker. 

4. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and top off with a splash of club soda. Garnish with a sprig of basil and/or mint and sliced strawberries. 

NOTES

To make this non-alcoholic, skip the alcohol in step 2 and add the club soda to the shaker. Shake very gently – if you shake too aggressively, the lid of your shaker could burst off from the bubbles in the club soda.