Sugar-Maple Smash

A smash is an old-fashioned style of drink that traditionally involves muddling (or "smashing") herbs and sometimes fruit. Cocktail Party Recipes

Yield:
1 drink

Ingredients

  • 2 lemon wedges

  • Ice cubes, plus cracked ice

  • 1 2/3 ounces Canadian whisky

  • 1/4 ounce green Chartreuse

  • 1/2 ounce unsweetened pineapple juice

  • 1/4 ounce pure maple syrup

  • 1 mint sprig, torn into large pieces, plus 1 mint sprig for garnish

  • 1 pineapple chunk, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lemon wedges. Add ice cubes and all of the remaining ingredients except the cracked ice and garnishes and shake well. Strain into a cracked-ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the pineapple chunk and mint sprig and serve with a short straw.

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