Lemon Raspberry Bourbon Smash
This easy and quick cocktail will make you look like a pro bartender! With just a few simple ingredients, and plenty of ways to customize, it's perfect for last-minute company on a summer evening.
Equipment
- Moscow mules, or other cocktail glasses
- Muddler, or spoon
Ingredients
- 10 fresh or frozen raspberries, or other berry
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp sugar or simple syrup, optional (omit if using sweetened mixer)
- 3 oz bourbon whiskey
- 8 oz sparkling flavored water, such as grapefruit
- lemon wedges or peels, for garnish
Instructions
- In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, add about 2/3 of the raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Smash the mixture until the berries are broken down.
- Add the bourbon and ice, and shake or stir vigorously.
- Pour the mixture over two ice-filled glasses. Top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish with remaining raspberries and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Substitutions:
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- Blueberries and blackberries both work very well in place of raspberries.
- If you'd rather use a sweetened sparkling beverage, like San Pellegrino, just omit the sugar.
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- If you don't have a cocktail shaker, muddle fruit, sugar, and lemon juice in the bottom of your glasses. Stir in the bourbon, then sparkling water, and top with ice and garnish.