how to make a basil Barry martini hello and welcome to videojug we've come to Zita bar at the park lane Hilton in London head bartender marrow pizanno is going to show us how to make a basil Barry martini this is a fruity take on the classic vodka martini step one you will need three or four fresh basil leaves three strawberries five milliliters or one teaspoon of strawberry syrup 50 milliliters or approximately two fluid ounces of vodka 20 milliliters or four teaspoons of strawberry liqueur ground black pepper cubed ice and five milliliters or one teaspoon of cranberry juice here's that list again you'll also need the following utensils a cocktail shaker marrow uses a Boston shaker which is a metallic shaker with a mixing glass that also acts as a lid but any cocktail shaker will do a bar spoon a muddle a cocktail strainer a fine strainer which is like a tea strainer to double strain the drink and a frozen or chilled martini glass to measure out the ingredients marrow is going to use a standard single shop measure like this which is equivalent to 25 milliliters or approximately 1 fluid ounce and a standard double shot measure which is equivalent to 50 milliliters or approximately two fluid ounces if you don't have these you could use a measuring jug or measuring spoons step two chill martini glass either put the martini glass in the freezer or fill it with ice add a little water and leave it to one side to chill step 3 basil put three or four basil leaves into the mixing glass step 4 muddle muddling is a cocktail term for crushing fresh ingredients like fruit and herbs to release their flavor muddle the basil leaves until crushed step 5 strawberries add three strawberries and keep meddling until pureed step 6 vodka now add 50 milliliters or two fluid ounces of vodka step 7 strawberry syrup next five milliliters or one teaspoon of strawberry syrup step 8 strawberry liqueur add 20 milliliters or 4 teaspoons Oh strawberry liqueur and stir step 9 black pepper add a pinch of ground black pepper step 10 cranberry juice add five milliliters or one teaspoon of cranberry juice step 11 ice fill the mixing glass with ice cubes step 12 shake a basil berry martini needs to be shaken hard so that it doesn't end up being too thick put the top half of the cocktail shaker on slap it down firmly to seal hold the top and bottom stand at an angle and shake vigorously over your shoulder for about 20 seconds handy hint when there is condensation on the outside of the shaker and it feels cold that's when it's mixed step 13 release tap the side of the shaker to loosen the two halves release the top by rocking it back and forth step 14 double strain use the cocktail strainer over the shaker and the fine strainer over the martini glass to double strain the cocktail as you pour tap the fine strainer to encourage the drink through step 15 garnish decorate with a large basil leaf and serve done you