Cocktail recipe

Stars & Oak Smash

Stars & Oak Smash takes an American-inspired direction, with bourbon warmth, citrus snap and smash-style freshness. It gives the drink a clearer sense of place than a generic modern cocktail.

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Stars & Oak Smash

Description

Bourbon’s oak and vanilla meet maple and ripe peach in a full-bodied sour. Lime brings the bright edge that keeps the maple from sitting heavily, and orange peel lifts the nose. It lands somewhere between a peach whiskey sour and the cosy sweetness of a maple Old Fashioned.

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Bourbon
  • 20 ml Maple syrup
  • 25 ml lime
  • 10 ml Peach syrup
  • Ice
  • Orange Twist

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker – Used to chill, dilute and integrate the cocktail before serving. Muddler – Useful for gently pressing herbs, fruit or sugar when building the drink. Fine Mesh Strainer – Use for a polished double-strain when citrus, fruit or herbs are shaken.

Instructions

  1. Add the liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  2. Shake hard for 12 to 15 seconds until the drink is properly chilled.
  3. Fine strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice or served straight up.
  4. Garnish to echo the main flavour and serve immediately.

Recommended glassware

Lowball Glass
Lowball Glass (Recommended)

A short, sturdy glass for spirit-forward cocktails served over ice.

180–300 ml Short, wide, heavy-bottomed tumbler.

Best for: Old Fashioned, Negroni, Boulevardier, Whiskey Sour over ice, Rusty Nail.

Garnish: Great for orange twists, cherries, and large clear ice cubes.

Coupe Glass
Coupe Glass

An elegant stemmed glass for shaken or stirred cocktails served up.

Useful alternative if the primary glass is not available.

120–240 ml Stemmed glass with a broad shallow bowl.

Best for: Daiquiri, Sidecar, Manhattan served up, Gimlet, Clover Club.

Garnish: Great for expressed citrus peels, cherries, and small edible flowers.

Quick facts

5 minutes Easy Approx. 16% ABV 0.3 alcohol units 255 kcal Fresh ice Mocktail
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