Basil co*cktails: Elevate Your Happy Hour with Fresh Flavors (2024)

The next best Gin based co*cktail is here! Orange Gin Basil Smash combines fresh orange and basil with delicious gin and soda water to create a savory and sweet drink everyone would love! Toss in some simple syrup and ice and you have an absolute smasher of a drink!

This delicious Prosecco co*cktail is made with a blackberry and basil simple syrup and elderflower liqueur.

This strawberry gin rickey co*cktail is a sweet and fruity co*cktail with gin. You need to make a strawberry basil simple syrup and then combine it with the other ingredients. This is a tasty variation on a classic gin rickey to try this summer.

This easy strawberry basil co*cktail with sparkling prosecco, strawberry vodka, and Aperol is light, refreshing, and perfect for hot summer days.

This Blueberry Gin Basil Smash is the perfect easy-to-make co*cktail for summer. Sweet blueberries, earthy basil, and a botanical gin combined with fizzy ginger beer and a touch of zesty lemon juice, this is a refreshing drink that you’ll want to keep on repeat!

Summer days just got a little bit sweeter around here. Sip on a Blueberry Bourbon Smash for a light and refreshing co*cktail while soaking up the sun or relaxing in the shade.

Get ready because these watermelon vodka co*cktails might be the most refreshing drink you've ever had. They're sweet, fruity, and so thirst-quenching. Perfect for a hot sunny day on the patio!

Who doesn't love a good mimosa? This classic co*cktail is so easy and versatile, you can take it and make it your own. This one is flavored with blood orange and basil, so it tastes as good as it looks. Plus you just feel fancy drinking them, right?

This sweet, refreshing co*cktail with real strawberries and fresh basil is the perfect drink for a lazy summer afternoon!

A fun twist on the classic, this Strawberry Basil Margarita co*cktail recipe is bursting with vibrant flavor. Simple to whip up for a night on the patio or a dinner party with friends. Comes together in 5 minutes and is a refreshing variation of everyone's favorite tequila drink!

This refreshing cucumber elderflower martini is a delicious way to elevate a classic martini. Made with just a few simple ingredients, this tasty co*cktail will be a hit for your next party!

This Gin Basil Smash is a refreshing summer co*cktail recipe! Made with lemon and basil herb Italian flavors. A bright spring citrus drink recipe that is vegan and gluten free.

These raspberry basil bourbon spritzers are perfect for holidays or summertime co*cktails with friends! Make a quick homemade basil raspberry simple syrup, add your favorite bourbon and plenty of lime juice, and top with something bubbly!

These easy Peach Bourbon Spritzers are the perfect easy co*cktail for late summer and early fall! A quick homemade peach simple syrup, bourbon, and a mint or basil garnish make this peach co*cktail a hit. This recipe also makes great mocktails!

This cucumber basil gimlet is a simple and refreshing co*cktail recipe. Made with homemade basil simple syrup from fresh basil leaves.

This lemon basil martini is the perfect balance of sweet and sour with a subtle basil flavor. Made with a homemade herb infused syrup for the most authentic flavor.

This basil mojito is a refreshing variation on the classic mojito. It’s made with a basil infused simple syrup for a light and herby rum co*cktail.

This refreshing strawberry bourbon co*cktail is like a strawberry bourbon smash but with bubbly soda or tonic added to make it perfect for cooling down on warm days!

This vibrant and flavorful Peach Bourbon Smash with basil is the perfect refreshing drink for a hot summer day. This delightful concoction combines ripe peaches, fresh basil, lemon juice, simple syrup, and smooth bourbon whiskey, creating a tasty co*cktail that is similar to a whiskey sour.

Are you looking to shake up your co*cktail game with a refreshing twist on a classic margarita? Next time you’re planning a day by the pool or a backyard barbeque, why not try a blackberry basil margarita!

Light, bright, and super refreshing, my French-inspired Basil & Lillet Spritz recipe is one I’ll be turning to all summer long. It's made with just 3 ingredients in less than 5 minutes, this delightful bubbly co*cktail brings a whole new meaning to Happy Hour.

Lemon Basil Sherbet Mimosa has lovely little balls of no-churn Lemon Basil Sherbet topped with fizzy 7UP or champagne for a mimosa. Lemons come into season here in Florida during the holidays, so what better way to kick off a festive brunch then with a sweet, lemony libation.

A blueberry basil margarita is a remix of the classic lime margarita. Made with silver tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, blueberry simple syrup, and fresh basil, these margaritas are unique, refreshing, and irresistible. They only take 5 minutes to make!

This Strawberry Basil co*cktail is the perfect drink for summer! It is made with fresh strawberries, aromatic basil, tart lime, tonic water and your favorite gin. It is cool and refreshing, perfect to sip on by the pool on a warm summer afternoon.

This Basil Vodka Gimlet takes a classic co*cktail (usually made with gin) and turns it on its head. Basil vodka is flavorful and refreshing, and makes this drink perfect for summertime sipping.

Harnessing the sweetness of watermelon, complemented by the herbal tang of basil, and packed full of produce, this Watermelon Basil Margarita will be sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.

A Lemon Basil Cooler co*cktail is the quintessential refreshing blend of zesty lemon and aromatic basil! Made with an easy basil simple syrup, this summer sipper has tangy citrus notes with a delicate herbaceous flavor. Served over ice, the bubbly lemon basil co*cktail is the ideal balance for any gathering.

This Basil co*cktail is summer’s most refreshing drink. Fresh basil gets muddled with sugar for a hint of sweetness, then shaken with vodka and lime juice and topped with a bit of bubbly tonic water.

The watermelon is ‘smashed’…Will you be? Noooooo not from this Rose Prosecco and Watermelon co*cktail.

Your perfect summer martini is here, and it couldn’t be more delicious! Sweet strawberries, fragrant basil and bright limoncello come together to make this season’s best martini. Grab a cozy seat on the patio because you’ll want to sip on this strawberry-basil limoncello martini all summer long.

Sweet strawberries, fragrant basil and bright limoncello come together to make this season’s best martini. Grab a cozy seat on the patio because you’ll want to sip on this strawberry-basil limoncello martini all summer long.

A refreshing and spicy twist on a Moscow Mule that includes jalapenos and basil. A wonderful vodka co*cktail that is an easy recipe and a crowd-pleaser.

Simple Citrus-Basil Margarita – a wonderfully refreshing spin on the classic margarita, just in time for Cinco de Mayo!

Peaches are a great late summer fruit, and this simple 4 ingredient co*cktail is a must make, so make this Gin Smash as soon as you can with fresh peaches!

This Strawberry Basil Gin co*cktail is a twist on a classic gimlet. A perfect summer co*cktail, it’s sweet, tart and herbal, and we use fresh ingredients for this drink!

Traditional gimlets are made with gin, lime and simple syrup. Shaken and poured into a coupe, for an easy co*cktail! A twist on a classic co*cktail.

A Rhubarb Basil smash is a refreshing summer co*cktail. Tart rhubarb used in sweet syrup and muddled basil gives an herbal addition. Rhubarb and basil, fresh out of our garden into a co*cktail!

This frozen Strawberry Vodka co*cktail gets a little bit sophisticated with the addition of Campari. Add in homemade limoncello and a basil infusion and you've got a recipe for the perfect summer afternoon.

Ultra refreshing homemade strawberry basil lemonade. Make your own simple syrup and blend it together with freshly squeezed lemons, sweet strawberries, and herby basil to make a pitcher full of sunshine!

This honeydew spicy margarita recipe is made with fresh basil and lime. A little bit sweet and a little bit spicy, this margarita on the rocks is a must make for cinco de mayo and summertime!