Bourbon but make it cool: Cocktail Hour in the Summer

There's nothing this girl likes more than a bourbon cocktail in the summer. It's the southerner in me. I reach for my bourbon to cool off. This cocktail is no exception. It is bright and still easy to sip. Grapefruit is an unusual bourbon mix and you just have to trust me.

Bourbon but make it Cool

Bourbon Cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon

1/2 All Spice Dram

1 oz Grapefruit Juice

1/2 oz Simple Syrup

2 sprigs of Rosemary

Garnish: Rosemary Sprig and Grapefruit Peel

Recipe

In a cocktail shaker, break up the rosemary sprigs so the leaves land in the bottom of the shaker. Pour simple syrup. Muddle a nice bit. Add ice. Pour bourbon, all spice dram, and grapefruit juice. Close and shake until cold. Strain into an old fashioned glass with ice.

Garnish with a rosemary sprig and grapefruit peel.

I added the rose because I had the prettiest pink roses and I couldn't help myself. Plus I love to show the pretty side of a bourbon drink. It can be easy and sweet if you pair it well.