The Deb (Peach-Basil Bourbon Smash) Cocktail
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
1
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Ingredients for - The Deb (Peach-Basil Bourbon Smash) Cocktail

1. Ripe unpeeled peaches, pitted and coarsely chopped - 4
2. White sugar - 1 ½ cups
3. Water - 1 cup
4. Basil, tied together with string - 3 sprigs
5. Ice cubes, divided - 3 sprigs
6. Bourbon - 1 ½ fluid ounces
7. Aromatic bitters (such as 18.21 Prohibition Aromatic Bitters) - 3 dashes
8. Lime-flavored sparkling water (such as La Croix®) - 2 fluid ounces
9. Peach - 1 slice
10. Basil - 1 leaf

How to cook deliciously - The Deb (Peach-Basil Bourbon Smash) Cocktail

1. Stage

Combine chopped peaches, sugar, water, and 3 sprigs basil in a small pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Discard basil sprigs.

2. Stage

Pour syrup into a Mason jar, seal, and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.

3. Stage

Measure 3 fluid ounces of syrup and peaches into a cocktail shaker; muddle to break peaches up. Add 4 ice cubes, bourbon, and bitters; cover and shake vigorously until ice is mostly melted. Pour into a chilled 8-ounce glass; add remaining 4 ice cubes. Gently stir in sparkling water. Garnish with a peach slice and basil leaf.