gnarly smash

1 1/2 oz Wild Turkey 101° Bourbon (Evan Williams Bonded)
1/2 oz Cynar
1/4 oz Simple Syrup
1 Strawberry
3 dash New Orleans Bitters (Peychaud's)

Muddle strawberry in an old fashioned glass, add the rest of the ingredients, and stir with pebble ice (muddle strawberry in a tin, add the rest of the ingredients, shake with ice, and double strain into an old fashioned glass, and fill with crushed ice). Garnish with a mint sprig.Two Thursdays ago, I spotted the carton of fresh strawberries that Andrea had bought, and I decided to make the Gnarly Smash that the Campari Academy had emailed me about (pointing to the non-attributed recipe on their website). Since the strawberry-Cynar combination worked so well in the Mr. Hyde from the Violet Hour, I was game to give this one a go. In the glass, the Gnary Smash proffered up mint, strawberry, and Bourbon aromas. Next, caramel and strawberry notes on the sip opened up into Bourbon, herbal, berry, and anise flavors on the swallow.