This hot honey strawberry bourbon smash is the perfect cocktail for hot honey lovers or for those who love a bit of spice in their drinks! It perfectly combines fresh strawberries, fresh basil, hot honey, and bourbon. This is also one of those cocktails; the longer it sits, the better it gets!
I love a summery bourbon cocktail, and if you love a smash - a mint julep is another great way to enjoy with bourbon during the summer; check out this Fresh Blackberry Mint Julep, Passion Fruit Mint Julep, and Strawberry Mint Julep.
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Key Ingredients:
- Bourbon: This is a bourbon-based cocktail, and the bourbon flavor really shines through, so using a basic good, tasting bourbon is important. Woodford Reserve is my go-to bourbon for smashes because it has an even flavor and mixes well with several flavors.
- Hot Honey: I love hot honey; it's the perfect spicy-sweet condiment! My go-to brand is Mike's Hot Honey. Honey and bourbon are a great combination, and the spicy kick is great with strawberries.
- Strawberries: Fresh or frozen strawberries work really well. Just thaw the frozen berries so that they are soft enough to muddle with the honey.
- Basil: A little fresh basil gives this drink a herby kick.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make this recipe:
Step 1: Add 2-3 sliced strawberries (about ⅓ cup) and two basil leaves to a rocks glass. Top with ¼ - ½ ounce of hot honey. Depending on your level of spice.
Step 2: Thoroughly muddle so that the strawberries are almost all liquid.
Step 3: Top with 1 ½ ounce bourbon and ice and stir well. Stir thoroughly so that the muddled strawberries do not stay at the bottom of the glass.
Step 4: Garnish with fresh strawberries and more basil.
Expert tips:
Suggested Barware: Use a jigger to measure your bourbon and syrup accurately.
You can use a wooden spoon to smash the fruit if you don't have a muddler.
Make sure you thoroughly muddle the strawberries and honey so that they are almost all liquid before adding the bourbon and ice.
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Hot Honey Strawberry Bourbon Smash
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: muddled
- Cuisine: american
Description
This hot honey strawberry bourbon smash is the perfect cocktail for hot honey lovers or for those who love a bit of spice in their drinks! It perfectly combines fresh strawberries, fresh basil, hot honey, and bourbon. This is also one of those cocktails; the longer it sits, the better it gets!
Ingredients
- 1 1-2 oz bourbon
- 2-3 sliced strawberries (slightly more than ⅓ cup)
- ¼- ½ oz hot honey
- 1-2 basil leaves
Instructions
- Add the sliced strawberries and two basil leaves to a rocks glass. Top with ¼ - ½ ounce of hot honey. Depending on your level of spice.
- Thoroughly muddle so that the strawberries are almost all liquid.
- Top with 1 ½ ounce bourbon and ice and stir well.
- Stir thoroughly so that the muddled strawberries are well distributed and do not stay at the bottom of the glass.
- Garnish with fresh strawberries and more basil.
elizabeth says
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Sue says
Too hot with 1/4 oz of hot honey!
Anonymous says
Could we use mint?
Pate Giltner says
Yes!