Chartreuse Smash

Name: Chartreuse Smash
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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)

Submitted by Member 610488

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

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Ready In:: 2mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 1

ingredients

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

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).
Stir in liqueur and gin. Transfer to an Old Fashioned glass. Fill halfway with crushed ice, stir, then mound more crushed ice on top.