Classic Whiskey Smash

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 7 fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 lemon, quartered lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• 1/4 cup bourbon

Recipe

• 1 using a cocktail muddler, or the handle of a wooden spoon, mash mint leave, lemon half, and simple syrup together in a 16 oz. mixing glass, or a cocktail shaker, 4-5 times just to release juices and oils. add bourbon.
• 2 transfer to an old fashioned glass. fill halfway with crushed ice, stir, then mound more crushed ice on top. garnish with more mint leaves.