Serious Eats - seriouseats.com
Celtic Smash
[Photograph: Carrie Vasios]
A refreshing, minty, whiskey based drink from Jayson Wilde of Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco.
For more recipes, check out 6 Spiced Cocktail Recipes from Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco »
Celtic Smash
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 |
Ingredients
- For Honey Syrup:
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- For Celtic Smash:
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces Glenrothes Alba Reserve Whiskey
- 3/4 ounce Benedictine
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 1/4 ounce honey syrup
- 2 orange slices
- 6-8 mint leaves, plus one sprig for garnish
Procedures
-
1
Make Honey Syrup: Place honey and boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Whisk until honey is dissolved. Let cool.
-
2
Make Cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add whiskey, benedictine, lemon juice, honey syrup, orange slices, and mint leaves. Shake well for 30 seconds.
-
3
Place to large cubes of ice in an old fashioned glass. Strain cocktail into glass. Add mint sprig for garnish.
