Watermelon & Basil Cocktail

Name: Watermelon & Basil Cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 slice Watermelon (fresh) (chopped); 7 fresh Basil leaves; 2 oz (60 ml) Rutte Dry Gin; ½ oz (15 ml) Sugar syrup

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Method: shake
Glass: Coupe glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Watermelon wedge
ABV: 23%

Ingredients

Watermelon (fresh) (chopped) — 1 slice
Basil leaves — 7 fresh
Rutte Dry Gin — 2 oz (60 ml)
Sugar syrup — ½ oz (15 ml)

How to make it

Cut watermelon into 16 segments, chop the flesh from one segment into cubes and MUDDLE in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients.
SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled glass.

A summer cocktail with watermelon and basil.

Updated October 5, 2026