Peach Mint Smash

We’ve decided to call this Meach Pint Smash at our house. It’s an easy summer sipper and it also makes a great mocktail. Peaches are in season, and I’ve been growing mint in my garden. It was a perfect match for this beverage. I picked up some Fever-Tree ginger beer to try a while back, and it was a really good addition to this beverage.

Peach Mint Smash

A summer cocktail with seasonal ingredients. We used locally grown peaches and home grown mint, but you can substitute with any type of fresh fruit.

• 1.5 oz bourbon whiskey
• 0.5 oz Demerara Syrup
• Peach slices
• Mint leaves
• Ginger beer
• Carbonated water

1. Add some peach into a glass and muddle. Add mint leaves and muddle gently. Overdoing it with the mint causes it to become bitter.

2. Add bourbon whiskey and Demerara syrup.

3. Fill glass with ice. Fill glass 3/4 of the way up with ginger beer. Top with carbonated water.

4. Enjoy!

• Omit the bourbon whiskey to make a great mocktail
• Demerara Syrup is easy to make from scratch. Use a 1:1 ratio for Demerara brown sugar to hot water. Personally, I like my ratio 2:1 sugar to water and will make a batch of simple syrup with 6 tablespoons of sugar to 3 tablespoons of water.