Golden Bourbon Smash

This Golden Bourbon Smash cocktail is a modern classic with a bracing riff on a whisky sour. It's a refreshing and simple cocktail made with bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey, perfect for any occasion.

Golden Bourbon Smash

A refreshing and simple cocktail made with bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey, perfect for any occasion.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 oz. honey
  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. In a measuring glass, stir 1/2 oz. honey with 1/4 oz. warm water to loosen.
  2. Pour the honey mixture into a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add 2 oz. bourbon and 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice to the shaker.
  4. Fill the shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about 20 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold.
  5. Strain the cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.