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Bourbon Berry Smash
Get “whiskey with it” while celebrating and rocking out at PixieRock® Festival with this Bourbon Berry Smash. It simultaneously quenches your thirst and passion for the greater good! Proceeds from this delicious Bourbon Berry Smash benefits Wish Farms Family Foundation.
Prep Time: 4 minutes 
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1; 4-ounce cocktail
Glass: rocks
Ingredients
Bourbon Berry Smash:
- 2 ounces bourbon
- ¼ cup mixed berries from Wish Farm
- ½ ounce orange cardamom syrup, see recipe below
- 2 dashes bitters
Orange Cardamom Syrup:
- Zest from 2 oranges
- 10 green cardamom pods or substitute ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
Garnish:
- Orange twist
- Cinnamon stick
Directions
In a mixing glass add berries and muddle slightly to crush berries. Stir all of the remaining ingredients in the mixing glass with ice. Stir vigorously for a minute and then strain into a rocks glass with a single large ice cube. Express an orange twist over the drink, then use it as a garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Orange-Cardamom Syrup: In a small sauce. pan, combine the peeled zest cardamom, ground cinnamon, water, and sugar. Simmer the mixture on medium-high heat until begins to boil.
Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth, then bottle and refrigerate.
