Strawberry Basil Daiquiri

Name: Strawberry Basil Daiquiri
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 drinks
Ingredients: 6 ripe strawberries, hulled; 4 small basil leaves; 4 oz white rum (120 ml); 1.5 oz fresh lime juice (45 ml); 1 oz simple syrup (30 ml)

A real daiquiri is rum, lime and sugar shaken cold, not a slushy from a machine. Add a few ripe strawberries and a leaf of basil and it becomes the best argument for the original. Good rum and fresh lime are everything here.

2 drinksYield

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What you'll need

6 ripe strawberries, hulled
4 small basil leaves
4 oz white rum (120 ml)
1.5 oz fresh lime juice (45 ml)
1 oz simple syrup (30 ml)

How to make it

Muddle the strawberries and basil in a shaker until they are juicy.
Add the rum, lime and syrup with plenty of ice and shake hard 12 seconds.
Double-strain into two chilled coupes.
Glass: Two chilled coupes. Garnish: A small basil leaf and a half strawberry on the rim.

Chef's secrets

Taste a strawberry first; if they are sweet, use less syrup.

A pinch of salt makes the strawberry taste more like itself.

Good to know

Make ahead

Not a make-ahead drink; the fruit browns.