Peach Bourbon Smash

Meet the Peach Bourbon Smash: juicy, cozy, and absolutely dressed for a June porch sit. 🍑🥃

It’s our Drink of the Month because summer deserves something sweet, a little sultry, and strong enough to make you forget you agreed to play pickleball at noon. This cocktail brings together ripe peach, brown sugar, lemon juice, bourbon, and a splash of ginger beer for that bubbly little kick we all pretend we weren’t waiting for.

Why we love it:
It’s fresh. It’s fizzy. It’s got that peachy golden-hour energy with a ginger beer finish that says, “I’m refreshing,” but also, “I could tell a secret on a patio.” The kind of cocktail that pairs beautifully with sunshine, post-match bragging, and pretending your third game didn’t count because you were “just warming up.”

Recipe:

• ½ peach, sliced

• 1 tsp brown sugar

• ½ oz lemon juice

• 2 oz bourbon

• 1 oz ginger beer

• Garnish: peach slice and mint sprig

How to make it:

• In a glass, muddle peach slices, brown sugar, and lemon juice until juicy and fragrant.

• Add bourbon and ice.

• Top with ginger beer.

• Give it a gentle stir, because she’s bubbly and deserves respect.

• Garnish with a peach slice and mint sprig for that “I definitely know what I’m doing” cocktail-bar finish.