Drinks
How to Make a Whiskey Smash
This cross between a mint julep and a whiskey sour just might be your new favorite cocktail
Photo: Johnny Autry | Food Styling by Charlotte Autry
Ingredients
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4 mint sprigs
¼ lemon cut into 3 or 4 pieces
¾ oz. simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water, heated until dissolved)
2 oz. rye whiskey
Preparation
Save the top of one mint sprig for garnish. Place 10 to 12 mint leaves in cocktail shaker with lemon and muddle for 1 minute. Add simple syrup and rye. Fill with ice and shake for 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with mint sprig and serve. (Some pieces of mint will pass through a coil strainer; if desired, use a fine-mesh strainer to remove them.)
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