Chartreuse Smash

Celticevergreen's Note:

One of the official cocktails of Summer, 2012. Think of it as an adult sno-cone.

• Total Time: 2 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 fresh sage leaf
• 1/2 lime, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons honey simple syrup (replace sugar with honey, everything else same)
• 2 tablespoons yellow chartreuse liqueur or 2 tablespoons green chartreuse liqueur
• 2 tablespoons dry gin
• sage leaf (garnish)
• lime, cut into wheels (garnish)

Directions:

1. Using a muddler or handle of a wooden spoon, mash sage leaf, 1/2 lime, and honey simple syrup in a 16 oz mixing glass or cocktail shaker 5-6 times to release juices and oils (don't mash to bits).
2. Stir in liqueur and gin. Transfer to an Old Fashioned glass. Fill halfway with crushed ice, stir, then mound more crushed ice on top.