Recipe: How to make Watermelon Basil cooler

Beat the heat with these refreshing summer recipes shared by Chef Paul Kinny. 

Watermelon Basil Refresher

Ingredients

• 5-6 cubes of fresh watermelon
• 3-4 basil leaves
• 15 ml sugar syrup
• 15 ml lime syrup
• 7 Up

Method:

• Take a few cubes of fresh watermelon in a muddler.
• Add basil leaves, sugar syrup and lime juice. 
• Muddle all the ingredients together and pour in a tall glass. 
• Top up the remaining glass of 7 Up. 
• You can garnish with fresh watermelon and serve. 

Sparkling Iced Tea

Ingredients 

• 15 ml vodka
• 15 ml white rum
• 15 ml gin
• 15 ml tequila
• Lime juice as per taste
• 15 ml triple sec
• Cranberry juice for top up

Method

• Take a shaker and put some ice in it. 
• Add the spirits and stir it gently. 
• Add the cranberry juice. 
• Pour the mixture in a tall Collins glass, and add some fresh lemon slices and serve.