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Derby Day Smash

Name: Derby Day Smash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, cut into quarters; 5 leaves fresh basil, plus more, to taste, for garnish; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons simple syrup, store-bought or homemade; 3 ounces bourbon; ice, to taste; 3 ounces sparkling water

Alcohol Southern Cocktail

Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 serving

About

And they're off! And coming round the bend, leading the pack by a mile, it's Derby Day Smash! It's got the speed of a stallion, that's for sure! And with that summer-sweet strawberry flavor muddled with cool mint and bright lemon, Derby Day Smash is sure to be just the thing to make race day a real show! Pour yourself one and feel like the first-place winner that you are!

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh strawberries, cut into quarters
5 leaves fresh basil, plus more, to taste, for garnish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons simple syrup, store-bought or homemade
3 ounces bourbon
ice, to taste
3 ounces sparkling water

Directions

Step 1 -In a cocktail glass, add the strawberries, 5 of the basil leaves, the lemon juice, and the simple syrup and gently muddle them together until they are combined and fragrant.

Step 2 -Add the bourbon and the ice and stir to combine.

Step 3 -Top with the sparkling water.

Step 4 -Garnish with the extra basil leaves and serve.

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