Strawberry Sativa Bourbon Smash

By Chef Sebastian Carosi

With Midsummer’s Eve upon us and strawberries taking a staring role at local farmers markets, a refreshing cocktail is perfect for those lazy crazy hazy days of summertime. That bottle of body-warming bourbon is probably still hanging around from your long winter hibernation. This simple smash combines some of the best seasonal ingredients the Pacific Northwest has to offer. It is packed full of vitamins and minerals with bright lemon and fruity berry terpenes and a little mellowing cannabis-infused bourbon. Expect this smash to quickly get played on repeat—over and over and sometimes over again. Enjoy, but drink responsibly especially if the alcohol used is cannabis-infused. 

Strawberry Sativa Bourbon Smash 

Prep time:  10 minutes 

Yield:  1 drink 

Total THC/CBD: depends on the potency of the products used

Status: spring or summer smash, a cannabis cocktail 

From the cannabis pantry: cannabis-infused bourbon 

Chef’s strain recommendation: Strawberry Cough 

Equipment

Rocks glass, muddler, cocktail shaker, jigger, chef’s knife, cutting board  

Ingredients 

2 oz cannabis-infused bourbon* 

1½ oz simple syrup 

2-3 lugs of orange bitters 

¼ lemon 

2 very ripe strawberries (hulled)

crushed ice 

1 strawberry (halved)

2 fresh cannabis leaves 

Preparation

Combine the fresh lemon juice and whole strawberries in a cocktail shaker. Using the muddler, thoroughly mash the two ingredients until the juices combine. Add 1½ cups ice, bourbon, simple syrup, and bitters. Cover and shake vigorously until the shaker has frosted over. Pour contents into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with half strawberry and fresh cannabis leaves. Enjoy!

*Chef Sebastian uses the mb2e countertop botanical extractor by Magical Butter to infuse his bourbon 

To learn more about Chef Sebastian Carosi and his approach to cannabis cookery read our exclusive interview, Eat your damn greens! Chef Sebastain talks wildcrafting, cannabis cookery and his respect for the movement’s deep roots. Chef Sebastian generously shared this recipe with Heads Lifestyle. Now get in the kitchen and whip up something delicious! 

Equipment + product source: MB2e MagicalButter Machine

Photos: Chef Sebastian Carosi and Carla Asquith

More about Chef Sebastian Carosi and his projects here

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