What I'm Drinking: Raspberry-Lemon Bourbon Smash

Is it just me, or are work weeks after a three-day weekend just, like, the longest ever? Long story short, I'm so glad that it is Friday. This week, I'm making a toast to the weekend with a raspberry-lemon bourbon smash.

Like last week's strawberry bourbon smash, this cocktail gets a boost of flavor by muddling fresh berries with mint. Simple syrup gives the cocktail some additional sweetness while a touch of lemon juice gives it just a tiny bit of sour flavor. Garnish with fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint and you've got a lovely cocktail to celebrate the beginning of another wonderful summer weekend.

Raspberry-Lemon Bourbon Smash
makes one cocktail

2 tablespoons fresh raspberries
4 fresh mint leaves
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces bourbon
ice cubes

To garnish:
3 raspberries
mint sprig

1. Muddle the raspberries and mint leaves with the lemon juice and simple syrup in the bottom of a bar glass or cocktail shaker. Add the bourbon and shake with ice.
2. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
3. Garnish with raspberries and mint sprig.