Strawberry Rhubarb Smash

Name: Strawberry Rhubarb Smash
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 stalks rhubarb; 1 ⁄ 2 vanilla bean; 4 cups water; 4 cups sugar; 3 lemon wedges; 3-4 mint leaves; 1 oz. rhubarb simple syrup; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. bourbon; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. strawberries, washed and hulled; Sprig of mint for garnish; 1 strawberry for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

GANDA SUTHIVARAKOM

Jenny Lee-Adrian, who adapted this cocktail from one served at the NYC restaurant Little Giant, describes the combination of strawberry, rhubarb, and bourbon as "spring in a glass."

Ingredients

For the Rhubarb Simple Syrup

4 stalks rhubarb
¹⁄₂ vanilla bean
4 cups water
4 cups sugar

For the Cocktail

3 lemon wedges
3-4 mint leaves
1 oz. rhubarb simple syrup
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. bourbon
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. strawberries, washed and hulled
Sprig of mint for garnish
1 strawberry for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Muddle the lemon, mint, strawberries and rhubarb simple syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add ice and bourbon. Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a strawberry.