
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