Happy Hour: Strawberry-Basil Cocktail

It's hot hot hot in central Texas and there is nothing more refreshing than a cool cocktail sipped on your own back porch.  This little gem of a drink has just FOUR ingredients and is just as easy to make in a large batch as it is to make single-serve.  Get out your muddlers y'all!

See that y'all I threw in up there?  I'm embracing my inner Texan.  If you can't beat em...



Ingredients:
3 medium strawberries, sliced
2 large basil leaves
1.5 oz bourbon
Sparkling beverage of choice (I used sparkling lemonade)
Ice

1.  In your glass, muddle together the berries and basil.  There is no wrong way to do this.

2.  Add the bourbon.  If you prefer to make it a heavier pour, go right ahead.  Top with ice and stir will with a bar spoon (you know...that long swirly lookin' one).

3.  Fill the rest of your glass with your sparkling beverage of choice.  It can be soda water, ginger ale, lemon lime soda, or if you're like me...sugar free sparkling lemonade.  If you want to get fancy, garnish with an extra strawberry and a sprig of basil.  It's freakin' delicious so drink up!