Kentucky Maid

A super fresh take on the whiskey sour. Cooling cucumber and mint make this cocktail the perfect refresher on a hot summer day.

Ingredients:

• ¾ oz Classic Gum Syrup
• 2 oz bourbon
  
• 1 oz lime juice
• 3 slices of cucumber
• fresh mint

Instructions:

• Muddle cucumber and 3-5 mint leaves with the syrup in a cocktail shaker
  
• Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds
• Strain into a chilled rocks glass
  
• garnish with fresh mint and cucumber slices

Photo:

 Scott Kallstrand