Rye Smash
Photo: Daniel Krieger
Harding’s uses rye whiskey, but you can sub any spirit into the recipe.
The ultimate choose-your-own-adventure cocktail, the smash is historically open to interpretation. At Harding’s in New York City, beverage director Derrick Turner likes to keep things simple with a spicy rye and bouquet of fresh mint, but the bar will swap in any spirit a guest chooses.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. rye whiskey
- 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
- Mint
- Tools:shaker, strainer
- Glass:rocks
- Garnish:mint
Preparation
Muddle the mint and simple syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add ice, whiskey and lemon juice and shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.