Bourbon Apple Smash
Combine apples and bourbon in this fall-ready cocktail!
Bourbon and apples are two of autumn’s best ingredients, so why not combine them? Get a taste of sweet, fall produce and nutty, caramel flavors of the season in this Bourbon Apple Smash. The tartness of cherries, as a good garnish should, ties it all together. Frozen cherries from the freezer at your local grocery store will bring the flavor all winter long!
Bourbon Apple Smash
Ingredients
2 oz bourbon
¾ oz honey syrup
1 oz fresh lemon juice
½ apple, sliced
Apple slices or cherries to garnish
Instructions
Combine honey syrup and apple slices into a shaker, then muddle. Add bourbon and lemon juice, then shake with ice. Pour into a double rocks glass with big ice cubes, and garnish with sliced apples or a skewer of syrup-soaked cherries. Need more of a sweet apple flavor? Mix in a spoonful of apple butter.
Find a recipe for honey syrup here!