# Whiskey Smash

Muddled lemon flesh and peel make this bourbon-and-mint cooler more pulpy and aromatic than either a Whiskey Sour or a Mint Julep.

Strength: 29% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Bourbon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/bourbon.md)
- 22.5 ml [Simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/simple-syrup.md)
- 0.5 piece [Lemon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/lemon.md) — Cut half a lemon into four pieces.
- 3 leaves [Mint](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/mint.md) — Use three fresh leaves.

## Glassware

Old fashioned glass

## Garnish

- Mint sprig — Clap the mint gently before placing it in the drink.
- Lemon slice — Use one thin wheel.

## Method

1. Muddle the lemon pieces, mint leaves, and simple syrup in a shaker until the fruit releases its juice and fragrant peel oils.
2. Add the bourbon and cubed ice, then shake hard until thoroughly chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.

## Related drinks

- [Whiskey Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-sour.md): Bourbon, lemon, and sugar with optional egg white for a soft, foamy texture.
- [Mint Julep](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mint-julep.md): A cold, fragrant bourbon drink in which mint and a little sugar open the whiskey without obscuring it.
- [Gold Rush](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gold-rush.md): A bourbon sour sweetened with rich honey syrup instead of sugar.
- [Port Light](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/port-light.md): Bourbon becomes unmistakably tropical when sharp lemon meets passion fruit and pomegranate over crushed ice in Sandro Conti's direct Midwestern tiki sour.
- [Brown Derby](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brown-derby.md): Grapefruit's fragrant bitterness and honey's rounded sweetness pull in opposite directions around bourbon, producing a leaner sour than the three ingredients imply.
- [Fancy Free](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/fancy-free.md): Maraschino replaces sugar entirely in this modern rocks-glass reading of an early whiskey cocktail, with two bitters keeping bourbon's sweetness taut.
- [Iron Ranger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/iron-ranger.md): Erick Castro's bourbon-led tropical drink, bringing pineapple and lemon into focus with falernum, sugar, spice, and serious whiskey weight.
- [Midnight Stinger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/midnight-stinger.md): Bourbon and Fernet-Branca meet as equals in a lemon sour over crushed ice, turning the amaro's menthol force into something bracing, cooling, and unexpectedly easy to drink.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-smash
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/whiskey-smash-c986c342.webp
- Recipe source: https://tastecooking.com/recipes/whiskey-smash-2/