Whiskey Smash

GQ calls this drink "The only whiskey drink girls and guys can agree on", and I definitely agree with that sentence ... at least half of it. This is among the tastiest cocktails I have ever tasted. It's amazing. This recipe is one I came up with on my own tailored to my own tastes, drawn from several different versions I've encountered.

Ingredients

• 2 oz. rye whiskey or bourbon
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 4 lemon wedges (each wedge = 1/8 of a lemon)
• 6-8 mint leaves
• Glassware: Old fashioned glass
• Garnish: 1 small sprig of mint
  

Instructions

1. Muddle the lemon wedges in a cocktail shaker.
2. Add the mint leaves and bruise them up a bit. Not too much.
3. Add simple syrup and the rye/bourbon. Shake with ice.
4. Strain into a glass filled with with ice.
5. Garnish with a mint sprig
   

Serves 1. Drink it.