Peach-bourbon Sours

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup peach preserves
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup bourbon or 1 cup whiskey, plus 2 tbl
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• lemon slice, fresh basil sprigs

Recipe

• 1 whisk together peach preserves and hot water in a glass pitcher until preserves are dissolved. whisk in bourbon and lemon juice.
• 2 fill a cocktail shaker with ice. add one-third of bourbon mixture; cover with lid, and shake until throughly chilled. pour over ice into 2 (8-12oz) glasses. repeat procedure with remaining bourbon mixture. garnish, if desired. serve drinks immediately.
• 3 quick ideas: add garnishes to match or complement the preserves flavor you choose. fresh blackberries and mint sprigs look great on glasses of blackberry-bourbon sours, while lemon and kiwifruit slices are fancy touches to ginger-bourbon cocktails.