Fruit & Mint Julep

This is for those who definitely want to taste their whiskey along with everything else. A twist on the official mint julep served at the Kentucky Derby, the fresh fruit makes it delightfully refreshing.

Glass: Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• 45ml Bourbon or Tennessee
• 2 slices orange
• 4 fresh strawberries or 15ml strawberry puree*
• 1 teaspoon sugar (when using only fresh fruit)
• 10 mint leaves

Garnish: Mint sprig/fresh seasonal fruit

Method:

• Muddle sugar in glass to crush
• Add mint leaves, fruit slices (or puree) and muddle with sugar
• Fill glass with crushed ice
• Pour in the whiskey and stir
• Taste to adjust sweetness
• Top with more crushed ice
• Garnish with a sprig of mint

*Change fruits seasonally – use semi ripe mango, peaches, plums, pineapple as they come along in place of strawberry

Fred & Ginger

Such a cool summer refresher this. Very simple yet completely delicious with juicy orange and just a hint of ginger to lift it.

Glass: Long Drink

Ingredients:

• 45ml Bourbon
• 100ml orange juice
• 1 wedge of lime
• Ginger ale to top

Garnish: slice of orange

Method:

• Fill glass with ice
• Pour in the bourbon and orange juice
• Squeeze in wedge of lime & stir
• Top with ginger ale
• Garnish with a slice of orange

Summer Freeze

The perfect way to beat the blistering sun – this beautifully peachy slush spiked with fresh green mint and edgy Bourbon or Tennessee.

Glass: Margarita glass/Bavaria Glass

Ingredients:

• 45ml Bourbon or Tennessee
• 45ml Manama peach-apricot crush
• 15ml lime juice
• 3-4 mint leaves

Garnish: mint sprig

Method:

• Rim half the glass with salt
• Fill the shaker half with crushed ice
• Add all the ingredients and blend it until it becomes slushy
• Pour it into salt rimmed glass
• Garnish

By Shatbhi Basu