The Deb (Peach-Basil Bourbon Smash) Cocktail

• Peach-Basil Syrup:
• 4 ripe unpeeled peaches, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 sprigs basil, tied together with string
• Cocktail:
• ice cubes, divided
• 1 1/2 fluid ounces bourbon
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters (such as 18.21 Prohibition Aromatic Bitters)
• 2 fluid ounces lime-flavored sparkling water (such as La Croix(R))
• 1 slice peach
• 1 leaf basil

1. Combine chopped peaches, sugar, water, and 3 sprigs basil in a small pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Discard basil sprigs.
2. Pour syrup into a Mason jar, seal, and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
3. Measure 3 fluid ounces of syrup and peaches into a cocktail shaker; muddle to break peaches up. Add 4 ice cubes, bourbon, and bitters; cover and shake vigorously until ice is mostly melted. Pour into a chilled 8-ounce glass; add remaining 4 ice cubes. Gently stir in sparkling water. Garnish with a peach slice and basil leaf.

syrup, peaches, white sugar, water, basil, bourbon, bitters, fluid ounces lime, peach, basil

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/256377/the-deb-peach-basil-bourbon-smash-cocktail/ (may not work)