Basil Lemon Berry Cocktail

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Cheers! You’ll fall in love with this Basil Lemon Berry cocktail!

Basil Lemon Berry Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

    For the California Giant Strawberry Simple Syrup:

  • 8 California Giant strawberries
  • 1⁄2 cup sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup water
  • For the Blueberry Ice Cubes:

  • 1 pint California Giant blueberries
  • water
  • ice cube mold
  • For the Cocktail:
  • 2 ounces Lemon Vodka
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 3 basil leaves
  • 2 blueberry ice cubes
  • 2 tablespoons strawberry simple syrup
  • additional ice cubes to shake with

DIRECTIONS

  • For the Strawberry Simple Syrup:

      • Combine sugar, water, and strawberries in a small saucepot. Bring just to a boil and then chill until no longer warm in refrigerator.
      • Using a fine mesh strainer, strain syrup into a container and discard strawberries.
  • For the Blueberry Ice Cubes:

    Fill ice cube molds with as many blueberries as possible. Pour water over until covered and freeze until solid.
  • For the Cocktail:

      • In a cocktail shaker, combine basil, lemon vodka, lime juice, and chilled simple syrup. Muddle until basil is well broken up.
      • Add a few ice cubes to the shaker and shake until well combined and chilled.
      • Pour cocktail through the fine mesh strainer over blueberry ice cubes into your favorite cocktail glass and enjoy!
Basil Lemon Berry Cocktail

Follow your berries to the farm.

Locate the 16-Digit Trace code.​ Enter the trace back code from your berries to learn about where they were grown. Too bad we can’t deliver the fresh fragrance, too!