Ginger Lemon with Basil Drink!

My Aunt came over today and made a cool looking drink, the green colour might be what caught my attention however the extended health benefits are what we really should be looking at :)

Ingredients:

3 inches of fresh ginger
Lemon juice 1 cup
2 cups sugar

Instructions:

Boil 2 cups of sugar in 4 cups of water till total of 2 cups remain, then set aside. Blend the 3 inches of fresh ginger in 1 cup of water, now add the blended ginger and lemon juice tot he 2 cups of sugar syrup. Boil for 1-2 minutes and then let it cool. Strain the juice and bottle it.... reserve the ginger as it can be mixed with yogurt as a salad dressing.

Serving:

In blender add water, ice and add 5 to 6 leaves of fresh Basil. Blend 2 to 3 minutes and enjoy.