Name: Strawberry-Basil Moscow Mule
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 ounces vodka -; 4 or 5 strawberries (5 for medium-to-large strawberries, 4 for truly enormous ones) -; 5 basil leaves -; 3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice -; Crushed ice -; 2 to 3 ounces ginger beer, or to top -

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5 min.

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Ingredients for - Strawberry-Basil Moscow Mule

1. 2 ounces vodka -

2. 4 or 5 strawberries (5 for medium-to-large strawberries, 4 for truly enormous ones) -

3. 5 basil leaves -

4. 3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice -

5. Crushed ice -

6. 2 to 3 ounces ginger beer, or to top -

How to cook deliciously - Strawberry-Basil Moscow Mule

1. Stage

Muddle the strawberries and basil: Add strawberries and basil to the bottom of a shaker. Pour the lime juice on top, then muddle them with a muddler or the back of a spoon. Do this enough to gently smoosh the strawberries, but not completely pulverize them.

2. Stage

Add the vodka and shake: Add the vodka to the shaker, then the ice. (I find that 4 or 5 large cubes per drink works well.) Cover and shake for about 30 seconds.

3. Stage

Strain: Strain directly into a copper mug full of crushed ice or double strain by pouring the drink through a tea strainer, which will catch the finer particles. A single strain is also fine.

4. Stage

Add ginger beer: Fill the cup with ginger beer. Drink on a patio in the sunshine!