Strawberry Bourbon Sour
Sweet ripe strawberries play well with bourbon’s caramel and vanilla flavours in this seasonal cocktail recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 strawberries chopped
- 1 oz vanilla simple syrup see note
- 1 cup ice
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
To Garnish
- lemon balm and strawberry slices optional
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add strawberries and vanilla syrup. Use muddler or handle of wooden spoon to muddle ingre- dients until jammy. Top with ice, bourbon, lemon juice and lime juice; shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a rock glass and garnish with lemon balm and strawberry slice, if desired.
Notes
Vanilla simple syrup: In saucepan, bring ½ cup each granulated sugar and water to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Split a vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds; stir pod and seeds into syrup and let cool to steep. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.