Apricot-whiskey Smash
From mystic_river1 12 years ago
- 5 to make
- Serves 1
Apricots are lush and ripe in the farmer's market here and this refreshing drink and accompanying photo from the Chow Newsletter is perfect. This not-too-sweet concoction flavored with apricots and herbs is a nice change of pace for Mojito or Julep fans. Read more The fruit gives the drink a fair amount of body, but it’ll also help you sip slowly and enjoy the lackadaisical days of summer. See less
Ingredients
- What to buy: Look for ripe apricots, to impart as much flavor as possible. If apricots aren’t looking good, you can substitute 1 peach or nectarine. shopping list
- INGREDIENTS shopping list
- 2 medium apricots, pitted and quartered shopping list
- 3 medium fresh mint leaves shopping list
- 1 ounce Cointreau shopping list
- 1/4 to 1/2 ounce Rich simple syrup (depending on how ripe the apricots are) shopping list
- 1/8 medium lemon shopping list
- 2 ounces rye whiskey shopping list
- ice shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the apricots, mint, Cointreau, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle until the apricots are broken up but not pulverized.
- Squeeze the lemon into the shaker, add the whiskey, and fill three-quarters of the way with ice. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, strain into an ice-filled rocks glass, and serve.
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