Blackberry Bourbon Smash (Whiskey Smash Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

What is a good mixer for blackberry whiskey? ›

In a shaker with ice, add Crown Royal, lemon juice, blackberry simple syrup. Shake and strain into an ice-filled glass and top with tonic water or sparkling wine. Garnish with a skewer of Mint, Lemon, and Fresh Blackberries.

Our Bourbon Bramble co*cktail is a sweet mixture of ripe blackberries, freshly squeezed lemon juice, blackberry liqueur, our trademark Basil Hayden^® Bourbon and basil garnish.

The key difference between the two is the addition of mint in a whiskey smash. This gives a whiskey smash a “more herbal and aromatic twist compared to the classic whiskey sour,” Perdue says.

The smash is an open-ended co*cktail, freely variable and seasonally flexible. There must be ice, though you may strain it out if you prefer. There should be fruit in season, though you may use it simply as a garnish. There should be a spirit base, though you may use your spirit of choice.

One of the most important rules is to never mix different types of alcohol in the same drink or drinking session. Mixing spirits like vodka, gin, rum, or whiskey with beer or wine can lead to rapid intoxication and increase the likelihood of experiencing a severe hangover.

Blackberry: Pairs well with almond, apple, apricot, black pepper, blueberry, cinnamon, citrus, clove, ginger, hazelnut, lemon, mango, mint, peach, plum, orange, raspberry, strawberry, and vanilla. It mixes very well with berry liqueurs, brandy, Champagne, orange liqueurs, port wine, and red wines such as merlot.

"Crown Royal has always led through an innovative approach to whisky, pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional and exciting flavor profiles to consumers. Our newest addition, Crown Royal Blackberry Flavored Whisky, is no exception to this rule." says Jesse Damashek, Sr.

Dried Fruit: Some cranberries, dates, apricots, apples or even pineapple. Dried fruits concentrate the sugars in the fruit and create some very interesting flavor changes in Bourbon. Fresh Fruits: Orange slices, apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and peaches are all good.

On its own, this whisky is sweet with blackberry jam and vanilla notes. Towards the end you get a tartness which brings a nice relief to that sweetness. In Coffee: we added a shot to a strong Americano, no milk, and this whisky muted the bitterness the coffee provided and brought on a light sweet blackberry jam flavor.

A smash is a julep, but a julep is not always a smash. The difference between the two, primarily, is the muddled fruit. Okay, sure, there's the julep's distinctive crushed ice and that stellar silver cup—but recipe-wise, a julep doesn't require muddled fruit, and a smash does.

What type of person drinks whiskey sour? ›

Dating all the way back to the 1800s, a Whisky Sour is about as classic a co*cktail as you can get. If you're a Whisky Sour sipper, it's likely that you are very complex; you tend to have many different - sometimes opposing - personality traits and are extremely adaptable in social situations.

Nowadays, most modern bartenders muddle the mint in both Juleps and Smashes, so the real difference when it comes to the Smash is the addition of citrus or other fruit, which is either muddled (or, yes, smashed) along with the mint to release all the juices and oils.

Ingredient Tips

I prefer blended scotch when mixing it into a co*cktail and reserve single malt for sipping by itself. That said, don't go for a bottom-shelf bottle. The Famous Grouse and Monkey Shoulder are both good options. They're both blends, moderately priced, and bottles I'd also still be happy to sip solo.

A bomb shot, depth charge, or drop shot (Canada) is a kind of mixed drink. A drink in a small glass (typically a shot glass) is dropped into a larger glass holding a different drink. The resulting co*cktail is typically consumed as quickly as possible ("chugged").

The refreshing pairing of citrus and herbs is warmed by smooth scotch and poured over ice to make a simply sublime drink, otherwise known as the whisky smash. It's a popular co*cktail year round, but nothing quite beats a smash at a scorching summer BBQ or balmy alfresco brunch. It's also an easy recipe to refashion.