Watermelon Cocktail With Gin and Basil

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• small bunch of basil
• 1 small watermelon
• 1/2 cup gin
• over ice

1. Put 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and a small bunch of basil in a small saucepan.
2. Boil until sugar dissolves, discard the basil and chill.
3. Peel 1 small watermelon (3 pounds), and cut the flesh into large chunks.
4. Puree them in a blender until smooth.
5. Pour the puree through a fine-mesh strainer, and discard the solids.
6. Combine the juice with the chilled basil syrup and about 1/2 cup gin.
7. Serve over ice.

water, sugar, basil, watermelon, gin, over ice

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014892 (may not work)