{"id":11157,"date":"2022-02-15T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=11157"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:35:23","slug":"enjoy-a-strawberry-basil-mojito-with-angostura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/enjoy-a-strawberry-basil-mojito-with-angostura\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy a Strawberry &#038; Basil Mojito with ANGOSTURA\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bring on a twist of flavour with this ANGOSTURA\u00ae iconic cocktail, synonymous with the sub-tropical and beach lifestyle of Havana, Cuba.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herbs like mint and basil have been prized for centuries by traditional healers for their medicinal properties, improving brain function and promoting digestive health. Today, both herbs are popular ingredients with both chefs and mixologists alike.<\/p>\n<p>The Strawberry &amp; Basil Mojito is a classic taken to another level by infusing fresh seasonal strawberries with the refreshingly sweet and floral flavour of basil, and bringing it all together with a couple of dashes of ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This cocktail is also perfect for jugs and sharing!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Strawberry &amp; Basil Mojito<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Glass: Highball<\/li>\n<li>Method: Muddle and build<\/li>\n<li>Ice: Crushed or Cubed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 Strawberries<\/li>\n<li>12-15 Basil leaves<\/li>\n<li>60ml White Rum<\/li>\n<li>35ml Simple Syrup<\/li>\n<li>3-6 dashes ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters<\/li>\n<li>Top with sparkling or soda water<\/li>\n<li>Garnish: Strawberry Slice &amp; Basil leaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Give this jug a chance to prove that sharing is caring.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Method: Muddle and build<\/li>\n<li>Ice: Crushed or Cubed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9-10 Strawberries<\/li>\n<li>20-30 Basil leaves<\/li>\n<li>350 ml White Rum<\/li>\n<li>115 ml Simple Syrup<\/li>\n<li>8-12 dashes ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters<\/li>\n<li>Top with sparkling or soda water<\/li>\n<li>Garnish: Strawberry Slices &amp; Basil leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/strawberry-basil-mojito-recipe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96849\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/strawberry-basil-mojito-recipe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring on a twist of flavour with this ANGOSTURA\u00ae iconic cocktail, synonymous with the sub-tropical and beach lifestyle of Havana, Cuba. Herbs like mint and basil have been prized for centuries by traditional healers for their medicinal properties, improving brain function and promoting digestive health. Today, both herbs are popular ingredients with both chefs and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[777,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-recipes"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11157"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11160,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11157\/revisions\/11160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}