Recipe

Penelope Peach Smash

Name: Penelope Peach Smash
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 ripe peach slices, reserving 1 for garnish (or ¾ oz peach purée; nectarines can also be used); 4–6 fresh mint leaves, plus mint floret for garnish; ¾ oz. honey syrup (recipe follows); 1 oz. fresh lemon juice; 2 oz. Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon; 1:1 ratio of water and honey

Like a Southern summer in a glass

Recipe by Ann Kim

August 7, 2025

This is boozy, peachy perfection: At barrel strength, the bourbon packs a punch with robust caramel, vanilla, oak, and baking spice notes. But when tempered by softer flavors of peach and honey, you have a drink as smooth as a Sunday evening sunset.

Penelope Peach Smash

Yield: 1 cocktail

For the cocktail

- 3 ripe peach slices, reserving 1 for garnish (or ¾ oz peach purée; nectarines can also be used)
- 4–6 fresh mint leaves, plus mint floret for garnish
- ¾ oz. honey syrup (recipe follows)
- 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 2 oz. Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon

For the honey syrup

- 1:1 ratio of water and honey

Preparation

Make the honey syrup: Combine honey and warm water and stir until dissolved.
Mix the cocktail: In a shaker, muddle peach slices and mint with the honey syrup and lemon juice. Add the bourbon and fill the shaker with regular ice. Shake for 10–15 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass or snifter glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint floret and a peach slice.