Peach Bourbon Smash
ClassicBourbon, peach liqueur, lemon, and muddled mint over crushed ice.
Juicy, fresh, and mellow. Ripe peach sweetness blends with bourbon's vanilla and caramel, muddled mint adds cool, green brightness, and lemon keeps the whole drink lively. Smooth, fruity, and dangerously easy.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Peach Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.25 oz Simple Syrup
- 6 Mint Leaves
- Peach slice · optional garnish
- Mint sprig · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Gently muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup in a shaker.
- 2
Add the bourbon, peach liqueur, lemon juice, and ice, then shake.
- 3
Strain into a rocks glass packed with crushed ice.
- 4
Garnish with a peach slice and a mint sprig.
The Story
The Peach Bourbon Smash is a modern riff on the Whiskey Smash, itself a descendant of the Mint Julep, with peach liqueur added to bring the flavour of Southern summer orchards. No single bartender owns it — it surfaced on porch-and-patio menus through the 2010s — but the pairing is natural, since bourbon and peach have shared a Southern table for generations.