Ultimate Blood Orange Bourbon Smash Recipe to Savor
A bright and citrus-forward cocktail that balances sweet maple, spicy ginger beer, and warming bourbon, perfect for brunches or gatherings.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: None
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
- 4 ounces blood orange juice, freshly squeezed and strained
- 2 ounces maple syrup
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 2–3 ounces ginger beer
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker or glass container with the blood orange juice and maple syrup.
- Pour in the bourbon, seal the shaker, and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds (or stir hard for 20–30 seconds if not using a shaker).
- Fill two cocktail glasses with ice and strain the shaken mixture evenly into the glasses over the ice.
- Top each glass with 1–1½ ounces ginger beer.
- Garnish with thinly sliced blood orange wheels or a small sprig of mint. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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