For a while in the summer, I started researching really simple whisky cocktails. When I say simple, I mean like no more than a few steps and five ingredients.

A Manhattan is pretty simple. Bitters, whisky, and vermouth.

Another simple one is called a Whiskey Smash and I found a recipe in Bon Appetit magazine.

Ingredients:

• 7 fresh mint leaves
• Half a lemon
• 1 tbsp simple syrup (or make your own simple syrup)
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• Crushed ice

Mash the leaves and the lemon along with the tablespoon of simple syrup. Add the bourbon or some other whisky. Transfer to a glass filled halfway with crushed ice.

Boom. Simple. Tasty.