Boozy Strawberry Basil Lemonade

Fresh strawberries and basil mashed with strawberry vodka and purée, shaken, then lengthened with a generous pour of lemonade. Sweet-tart and herbal, ideal for a summer garden.

Total time: 5 min
Serving: 1

Naturally sweet twist
Sweet-tart & herbal

Rocks glass of rosy strawberry drink over crushed ice with a basil sprig, on a dark glossy counter — Sour meets Sweet Magic

Ingredients

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1 tbsp sugar
3 strawberries, hulled
5 basil leaves
1½ oz strawberry-flavoured vodka
2 tbsp strawberry purée
ice cubes
14 oz lemonade
whole strawberry, to garnish, optional
basil leaf, to garnish, optional
2–3 Richberry halves

How to Make It

Mash
In a cocktail shaker, mash the strawberries, basil, sugar, vodka and strawberry purée together with a wooden spoon.
Shake
Add several ice cubes and shake for 15 seconds.
Top and garnish
Pour into a glass, fill up with the lemonade and stir. Garnish with a strawberry, a basil leaf or both.
Add the Richberry twist
Just before your first sip, chew 2–3 Richberry halves gently and let them linger for about 30 seconds. Discard any pit, then taste how the sour notes turn sweet.

Richberry changes the taste, not the drink: a cocktail may taste softer, but it is just as strong. Please enjoy it responsibly.