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The concept for this co*cktail came to me in a flash of brilliance (or desperation?) around 5 o’clock last Friday. I’m sure it has been done before, but it’s delightfully simple and postworthy nonetheless.
I must warn you that this drink is dangerously delicious; I took a sip, snapped some photos, and slurped it right down. Cheers!
Strawberry Smash co*cktail
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- Author: Cookie and Kate
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 co*cktail 1x
- Category: co*cktail
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4 from 3 reviews
Summery co*cktail made with strawberries, basil, vodka, club soda and a drizzle of honey. Cheers!
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Ingredients
Per co*cktail
- 5 ripe strawberries, leafy ends removed
- 5 fresh basil leaves
- 1 medium lemon, juiced (plus more for garnish)
- Drizzle honey
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- Club soda
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, thoroughly muddle strawberries with the basil.
- Squeeze in the juice of one lemon and a drizzle of honey.
- Stir in the vodka.
- Fill a collins glass with ice and pour your mixture into the glass. Top it off with club soda.
- Mix by pouring the drink back into your mixing glass, then back into your drinking glass. Garnish with lemon round and a strawberry.
Notes
Strained option: If you aren’t down with chunks of smashed strawberry floating in your drink, just pour the mixture through a strainer, into a glass filled with ice.
More strawberry co*cktails: Don’t miss myStrawberry-Infused Mint Julep and Frozen Strawberry Margaritas!
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Please let me know how it turned out for you! Leave a comment below and share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #cookieandkate.
This is the second post in my new summer co*cktails series. Don’t miss my first co*cktail, the beautiful red bell, which is made with red bell pepper, basil, and gin!
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Michelle
what gorgeous photos!!! and delicious looking co*cktail :)
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Belly B
Bloggers everywhere have been talking about the heat and putting up recipes of co*cktails, smoothies, lemonade and all kinds of refreshing drinks, it’s making me so thirsty!!! This, especially, is making me run to the kitchen pronto! Beautiful pictures :D
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Katrina
This is exactly what I need. Very cool recipe.
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chinmayie
You take GREAT photos!! That drink is making me thirsty!
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Sherilyn (Wholepromi
This looks superb!
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kelsey (Happyolks)
Beautiful photos! I love the light and the beautiful pink/red hues. So pretty. An yummy, to boot.
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kirsten
wow. that looks amazing! thanks so much for sharing! i am going to that liquor store asap to get me some vodka for this one. yummmm
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kate
It is amazing, and you can use the basil on your back porch to make it! I’ve been drinking the cheap wine we bought together. Yummm.
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kirsten
yay! i finished off the lighter one. you know, the one you can drink the whole bottle by yourself and still stand up? major selling point apparently. :)
btw, in the past week we made:
soba noodle bowl
kale salad
ranier cherry mojito
and strawberry co*cktailkeep em coming. and i got my friend, evan (dan’s computer game playing friend) to put your blog on his daily blogs that he checks out since he loved the noodles so much. :)
miss you!
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kate
See AlsoLemonade Prosecco PunchWoah! I’m in awe that you made all of those recipes in the past week. I love it!
P.s. Did you notice a slight effervescence in that cheap wine? It was a little champagne like. Me likey.
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Lucent Imagery
Gorgeous girl you are on fire! I’m sorry if you literally are right now in summer heat (join Cookie by the fan), but I mean on here, your blog. Your photography and your recipes are just awesome. I will be trying this co*cktail come spring here in Australia. Thanks for visiting my blog again too. I loved your tweets about flirting with the patagonia guy! Hilarious! And I love any Cookie sightings! Have a wonderful weekend.
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kate
So good to hear from you again! You crack me up. I was thoroughly smitten by that Patagonia guy, oh my! I’m not sure I know who you are on twitter—please say hello so I know it’s you!
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Mira
OMG I just made this and it’s AMAZING. My new go-to summer co*cktail!
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Robert Radovic
Hey, I’m Robby, I created this co*cktail a few years ago, I work at Nobis Hotel in Stockholm Sweden, I am born a raised in NYC.
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megan
Hey…
i’ve had this drink before— it’s delish!
i’m going to make it for a party this coming up weekend and want to make a pitcher of it.
Do you think you can give me measurements for a pitcher?Reply
Kate
Hey Megan, I’m sorry I didn’t respond in time! Hope you managed to have a great party without my measurements.
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Shana Sutton
Wow! This recipe sounds fabulous! I love the simplicity of it. I have all the ingredients at home. I will definitely try it this weekend!
btw-i just discovered your blog and I love it!Reply
anuradha
Hi,this drink looks so good. I will definatly make this.
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Denise
Unbelievably delicious.
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Jen
I swear you are reading my mind. I keep coming up with recipe ideas and googling them, and there is Cookie and Kate with perfect, clean versions of everything I am searching for. Thank you for this amazing recipe. It was so refreshing and delicious!
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Cynthia
Do you think I could make a punch with this ?? Any suggestions on the amounts???
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Kate
Sorry for the slow response, Cynthia! This may not be the best punch candidate since club soda loses its fizz over time and the strawberry chunks will sink to the bottom.
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Eric Vasquez
This recipe is legit! A friend of mine sent me the recipe and I made a few last week. Really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!
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Kim
Honestly, the basil did nothing for this drink. I thought about pouring it out, but I didn’t want to waste good vodka. I added some agave and that made it palatable. Leave out the basil and it’s be similar to a strawberry lemonade.
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Kate
I’m sorry you didn’t love this recipe. I appreciate your feedback, Kim.
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Kim
It was a very original idea. I did enjoy it more without the basil, it was very light. I have enjoyed many of your other recipes, thank you.
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Hibrul hoque
strawberries, leafy ends removed
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