Kelly's Whiskey Smash

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 oz J.W. Kelly Old Milford Bourbon;

• 6 mint leaves;

• 1/2 lemon, quartered;

• 3/4 oz (20ml) sugar syrup.

• 1 mint sprig (for garnish);

• Ice.

PREPARATION:

1. In a shaker, muddle the mint with the lemon pieces.

2. Add the remaining ingredients and ice, then shake.

3. Pour through a fine strainer into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.

Cocktails the New Classics  by Frederic Le Borday.  page 64