Name: Raspberry Bourbon Smash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Ice; 2 Tablespoons Raspberry Preserve; 2 Tablespoons Bourbon; 1 Tablespoon Triple Sec; 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice; Splash of Club Soda; Fruit for garnish

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This Raspberry Bourbon Smash Cocktail is perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any time of year)! This drink uses simple bar staples, you most likely have on hand, and is incredibly delicious and easy to make!

Top view of Raspberry Bourbon Smash with a heart shaped strawberry

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What is a Bourbon Smash

A Bourbon Smash can have many variables, however the basic elements remain consistent: bourbon, a spirit base, ice, and a splash of soda water, mint (or other herb), sugar, and some variation of fruit.

How to make a Raspberry Bourbon Smash

Making a Raspberry Bourbon Smash is easy and uses simple bar staples you most likely have on hand. Additionally, for those who prefer a Bourbon cocktail without mint, this version of the Bourbon Smash will have your heart.

ingredients used in a Raspberry Bourbon Smash

Required Bar Tools

Raspberry Bourbon Smash Ingredients

1/2 Cup Ice
2 Tablespoons Raspberry Preserve
2 Tablespoons Bourbon
1 Tablespoons Triple Sec
3 Tablespoons Orange Juice
Splash of Club Soda

Step 1

Add ice, raspberry preserve, bourbon, triple sec and orange juice to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.

ingredients used in a Raspberry Bourbon Smash top view

Step 2

Strain the liquid into a glass

Raspberry Bourbon Smash strained from a cocktail shaker into a glass with raspberries on a marble and gold tray top down view

Step 3

Add a splash of Club Soda and garnish with fruit (I chose to garnish with raspberries and a strawberry)

*Note – If you are making this delicious bourbon cocktail for Valentine’s Day, slice a direction of a strawberry and trim out the stem using a “V” cut. This yields a cute strawberry heart with which to garnish your Raspberry Bourbon Smash.

Raspberry Bourbon Smash

Yield: 1 Cocktail

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

This Raspberry Bourbon Smash uses simple bar staples and makes an easy and delicious bourbon cocktail!

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Ice
2 Tablespoons Raspberry Preserve
2 Tablespoons Bourbon
1 Tablespoon Triple Sec
3 Tablespoons Orange Juice
Splash of Club Soda
Fruit for garnish

Instructions

Add Ice, Raspberry Preserve, Bourbon, Triple Sec and Orange Juice to a cocktail shaker.
Shake vigorously and strain into a glass.
Add a splash of Club Soda.
Garnish with fruit

Notes

*If serving for Valentine's Day, garnish with a strawberry, disected and cut into a heart shape.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180

Nutrition information isn't always accurate.

This Bourbon cocktail is perfect for any time of year, but I love the idea of serving it up for Valentine’s Day. A bourbon drink is perfect for my husband and the pink color derived from the raspberry preserve puts a fun (and tasty) twist on a classic bourbon cocktail, perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Looking to pair this delicious bourbon cocktail with a complimentary dessert? Try my easy mini angle food cakes with blackberry reduction sauce or homemade cherry pie filling!