Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM <br />Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site!<br />Small Screen delivers beautifully crafted videos about cocktails, bartending, mixology, food and cooking, each and every week. SUBSCRIBE to Small Screen: http://bit.ly/MF8FOT<br /><br />Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM <br /><br />The Strawberry Basil Blush cocktail brings together the wonderful flavors and aromas of basil and strawberries. It is a very fruit forward cocktail that is perfect when fresh ripe strawberries are in season. Try making it with either vodka or gin and see which you prefer. For a tall and refreshing play on this cocktail serve it over ice.<br /><br />Watch on Small Screen: http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/827/liquid-kitchen-strawberry-basil-blush-cocktail/<br /><br />Recipe:<br />1 fresh basil leaf<br />1 - 2 fresh strawberries<br />1 1/2 oz gin<br />1 1/2 oz Lillet Rose (or substitute a rosé wine)<br />Garnish: Basil leaf<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Tear and drop basil leaf into a mixing glass. <br />Drop in strawberries and lightly muddle to release the juices. <br />Measure in the gin and Lillet. Fill mixing glass with ice. Cap and shake vigorously. <br />Strain into a martini glass (Double strain if desired.) Garnish with a fresh basil leaf.
