Grilled Peach Bourbon Smash

Ingredients

• 1 large peach – halved, stone removed, and skin on
• 0.5 lemon
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 5 leaves fresh mint
• 2 fluid ounces simple syrup
• 3 fluid ounces bourbon (such as Bulleit®)
• ice
• 4 fluid ounces ginger ale, or as needed

Steps

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. When the grill is hot, close the lid, heat for 5 minutes.
2. Place peach halves and lemon, cut-sides down, in sugar until coated. Place on the grill; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board to cool, about 1 minute. Cut peach into slices; reserve 2 slices for garnish.
3. Place peach slices, mint leaves, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker; juice lemon into the shaker. Gently mash with a cocktail muddler. Pour in bourbon and ice, cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled glass; top with ginger ale, and garnish with grilled peach slices and lemon.