I’ve recently started to develop a fondness for gin cocktails during the hotter summer months.  But, as we wind down summer and move into football season, I want to partake in my ol’ faithful, bourbon.  Several weekends back, my friend Elizabeth asked if I could make a cocktail for her birthday party, indicating that she would like it to be bourbon based.  Now I can make a classic Old Fashioned or a simple Bourbon ‘n Coke, but I wanted to push myself into creating something entirely new and refreshing.  Now I ask you, what’s more refreshing in the summer than an ice cold lemonade?  Perhaps an ice cold lemonade mixed with bourbon!?  Hence, the Bourbonade was born.  You’re welcome. 🙂

Bourbonade

Ingredients:
For an individual/For a group
2 oz/4.5 cups Bourbon
8 oz/1 bottle (50 oz) Lemonade
1 oz/2 cups Triple Sec
1 oz/2 cups Peach Schnapps
1 oz/ 2 cups Simple Syrup
Mint Leaves, for garnish
1/5 Lemons, sliced, for garnish
Cherries, for garnish
Ice

Directions:
1.  In a glass or jug filled with ice, add together bourbon, lemonade, triple sec, peach schnapps, simply syrup, mint leaves, and lemons (reserving some slices to garnish the rim)
2.  Stir to combine
3.  Add a cherry on top as a garnish for each served cocktail and enjoy!