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sparkling bourbon champagne cocktail

Sparkling Bourbon Smash Cocktail with Fresh Melon | Summer Bourbon Cocktail

A melon and mint smash made with bourbon topped with champagne. A refreshing sparkling bourbon summer cocktail.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
COURSE Cocktail Recipes, Drinks
CUISINE American
SERVINGS 1

Equipment

Muddler
Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chunks Cantaloupe - or your ripe green honeydew melon
  • 4 leaves Fresh Mint
  • 1/4 oz Honey
  • 1/4 oz Lime Juice - fresh squeezed
  • 1.5 oz Bourbon - Good quality
  • Champagne or Prosecco - for topping off

Instructions
 

  • In a shaker muddle chunks of cantaloupe and fresh mint leaves until fruit is smashed and mint leaves are bruised and release their fragrance.
  •  Add the lime juice of the two small lime wedges and pour in the honey.
  • Add ice to the shaker and then cover and shake thoroughly until the honey is evenly mixed in and everything is chilled through (about a minute).
  • Pour this into a rocks glass and top it off with sparkling wine or champagne.
  • Garnish with fresh sprigs of mint.
KEYWORD bourbon cocktails, bourbon smash, bourbon summer cocktails, cantaloupe drinks, champagne drinks, easy summer cocktails, melon cocktails, melon drinks, sparkling cocktails, summer bourbon drinks
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