Kentucky Maid

• active time: 3 minutes
• total time: 3 minutes

Ingredients

8 mint leaves

2 thin cucumber slices

3/4 ounce simple syrup

2 ounces bourbon whiskey (preferably Elijah Craig Small Batch)

1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

Garnish: mint sprig skewed through a cucumber slice

Directions

Place the mint leaves in a shaker and top with the cucumber slices. Add the simple syrup and gently muddle, making sure to break up the cucumber skins.

Add the bourbon and lime juice, plus ice, and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a double rocks glass over one large ice cube.

Garnish with the mint sprig skewered through a cucumber wheel.

Nutrition

• Calories: 78 kcal
• Total Fat: 0 g
• Saturated Fat: 0 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 20 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 15 g
• Protein: 1 g