Cocktail recipe

The Incredible Smash recipe.

Name: The Incredible Smash Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon; 8 mint leafs; 20 ml lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup; Ginger Beer to top; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; 1 mint sprig; 1 piece Orange Peel

The Incredible Smash is crisp, expressive and easy to come back to, with Bourbon, Mint and Ginger Beer giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.

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The Incredible Smash

Description

The charm of The Incredible Smash is in the contrast: familiar flavours, but with enough shape to make it memorable. Bourbon, mint and ginger beer give it a flavour story that is easy to understand but not boring. The best version has a clear beginning, middle and finish: aroma first, then sweetness or fruit, then enough acidity or bitterness to clean up the sip.

That makes it useful for home mixing because it feels generous without needing complicated technique.

Ingredients

50 ml Bourbon
8 mint leafs
20 ml lime juice
10 ml Sugar syrup
Ginger Beer to top
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 mint sprig
1 piece Orange Peel

Equipment needed

Muddler Cocktail Shaker

Instructions

Muddle fresh mint leaves with lime juice and simple syrup in a shaker. Add bourbon and ice, then shake briefly. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and dash bitters. Garnish with a sprig of mint and an orange peel.