25635 Apricot-Whiskey Smash Under 5 mins Under 5 mins 1 drink Thu May 28 11:51:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:11:05 -0700 2009 Easy CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/25635 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:11:05 GMT The best way to get fruit into your diet The best way to get fruit into your diet. This not-too-sweet concoction flavored with apricots and herbs is a nice change of pace for Mojito or Julep fans. The fruit gives the drink a fair amount of body, but it’ll also help you sip slowly and enjoy the lackadaisical days of summer.

What to buy: Look for ripe apricots, to impart as much flavor as possible. If apricots aren’t looking good, you can substitute 1 peach or nectarine.

This recipe was featured as part of our Summer Fruit Cocktails photo gallery.

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  • Combine apricots, mint, Cointreau, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle until apricots are broken up but not pulverized.
  • Squeeze lemon into the shaker, add whiskey, and fill 3/4 of the way with ice. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, strain into an ice-filled rocks glass, and serve.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/07/apricot_whisky_smash_290.jpg Amy Wisniewski 41 Drink 2 2 medium apricots, pitted and quartered

    ]]>     195 3 medium fresh mint leaves

    ]]>     1 ounce Cointreau

    ]]>     1/4 to 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup (depending on how ripe the apricots are)**

    ]]>     43 1/8 medium lemon

    ]]>     475 2 ounces rye whiskey

    ]]>     Ice

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