Celebrate the strawberry harvest with a Strawberry Bourbon Smash! Enhanced with fresh mint & a dash of balsamic instead of bitters, serve over crushed ice.
1tbspfresh lemon juice (approx. yield from half of a lemon)
1/4tspdark balsamicor 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
icecrushed preferred
Instructions
In a rocks glass muddle the strawberries and sugar together, fill the glass with crushed ice.
In a large cocktail shaker, add the torn mint leaves, bourbon, grenadine, lemon juice and balsamic. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into the rocks glass. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs. Enjoy!
Notes
*Well-ripened strawberries are tender, sweet, and best for muddling. If you find the berries you have are a bit difficult to muddle, sprinkle the sugar on them in a small bowl and warm in the microwave for a few seconds (anywhere from 5-15 seconds, depending on the ripeness of the berries), or a small saucepan for a minute or two - they’ll mash easily. Make sure to spoon all the sugary juice into your glass!If the taste of bourbon is a little too strong for your liking, give the finished cocktail a gentle stir to just barely kick-up some of the sugary strawberry mixture at the bottom of the glass.