Ingredients
The following ingredients have 2 Servings
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ounces white rum
- 5-10 raspberries
- 3-6 basil leaves
- 1 ounce simple syrup (see recipe)
- juice of one lime
- 5 fresh mint leaves (chopped)
- 5 fresh basil leaves (chopped)
- raspberries (fresh)
- club soda
Instruction
- In a small pot, combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer. Crush the raspberries and basil leaves with a whisk or spoon as you stir the mixture. Continue simmering and stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Allow your syrup to cool completely in the pot, then strain it into a glass or jar.
- In a tall glass with ice, combine rum, simple syrup, lime juice, mint and basil leaves, and fresh berries. Top it off with club soda. Stir and enjoy, preferably on a porch! 😀
