We call this the “Fresa Smash” at Centro Cocina Mexicana in Sacramento, CA. Now, you can be your own mixologist and enjoy this gem at home!
Fresa Smash
Author: Joel York
Recipe type: cocktail, liquor, syrup
Ingredients
For Ginger Syrup:
1 cup diced fresh ginger
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
To Turn that into a Julep
2 oz. reposado tequila
½ oz. ginger syrup
7 mint leaves
To make a Smash
(increase simple syrup to ¾ oz)
¾ oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 strawberry, hulled and quartered
To make a Buck
Instructions
For Ginger Syrup:
Press Ginger with muddler.
Add all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and allow to steep 30 minutes.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve.
To turn that into a Julep:
Pour tequila and ginger syrup into cocktail glass.
Add & muddle mint.
Add crushed ice and swizzle.
To make a Smash:
Increase simple syrup to ¾ oz.
Add lemon juice.
Add and muddle strawberry
Add crushed ice and swizzle.
Add to make a Buck
Posted on 08/17/2015 at 12:00 AM