If you follow me on Instagram, (you should! It’s fun over there) you know that I love a good cocktail once in a while. And the lovely people over there seem to appreciate when I share recipes to go along with the photos of my favorite libations. So I decided to start sharing recipes here on the blog!
Questions? Here are two I think you might have. Feel free to put any more in the comments below. And please feel free to let me know what drinks you’d like to see here!
1. Why am I sharing cocktail recipes on a mostly Paleo food blog?
- Well, first of all, I believe in living a balanced life that includes an occasional adult beverage IF you are A) An adult of legal drinking age and B) Able to have said beverage without it impacting your life in a negative way. You’ve probably noticed by now that I’m not a Paleo perfectionist, and don’t have any interest in a dogmatic approach to this lifestyle.
2. Why do we need more cocktail recipes? There are already so many on the internets.
- These will be different. Most drink recipes are overly sweet and use lots of ingredients I’m not all that interested in using. Zenbelly cocktail recipes will be sweetened with honey or other quality sweetener (if at all), and will use fresh, seasonal produce.
So here it is, the very first Zenbelly Cocktails recipe. Cheers!
Bourbon Peach Smash
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe peach
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 sprig fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon honey simple syrup ((see below))
- 1 1/2 ounces bourbon
- lemon twist, (for garnish)
- small sprig mint, (for garnish)
Honey Simple Syrup – Mix together:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup steaming hot water
Instructions
- In your shaker, muddle the peach, lemon juice and mint until it’s as close to a liquid as you can get it.
- Add the simple syrup and bourbon, along with a handful of ice, and shake well.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with the lemon twist and mint.
- Alternately, if you prefer your drinks up, add plenty of ice to the shaker and strain into a martini glass.
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Paleo Granny says
Sounds delicious – it’s Friday, it’s hot…and I want one!
zenbellyblog says
Sounds like 3 good reasons to me! Cheers! 🙂
Wild Child says
Thank You thank you thank you!!! I like a good cocktail, but practically every recipe calls for simple syrup made with the granulated stuff (and lots of it!) or other concoctions with long ingredient lists. I can’t wait to try this recipe out using honey. Cheers!
PrimalMex says
Not a fan of bourban but definitely a fan of cocktails so lookig forward to your creations as always 🙂
cek says
I had a peach that was too ripe and soft to eat out of hand, so this seemed like the perfect thing to do with it. I’m drinking one now, and it’s really good. Great depth and complexity. All the ingredients matter and work together, but none is overpowering. It’s not an everyday drink, but definitely a winner. Thanks!