In need of a good drink? Make the Kentucky Buck! This refreshing cocktail is made with bourbon, strawberries and little else. A perfect way to beat those summer heat waves while sipping on some delicious cocktails from our favorite state- Tennessee nice right!?

You can’t have a great party without the perfect drink! And what is more popular than ginger ale or beer? The answer: nothing. That’s why we’re here to make sure you always know where your next round of drinks are coming from with our buck cocktail recipes – which include everything from muddled fruit and herbs all traces away in classic Moscow Mules (Buck variant)

Ingredients 

  • Whiskey or Bourbon – we choose a whiskey for this version of the buck.   We also love it, of course, with a Kentucky Bourbon! 
  • Ginger Beer – can use ginger ale.  We like a less sweet kick of the ginger in the ginger beer. 
  • Simple Syrup – you can make this even more gingery by making your own Ginger Simple Syrup
  • Angostura Bitters – probably the most used bitters in our home bar.
  • Lemon – try to wash your citrus especially if you are using the peel. 
  • Strawberries – Whenever they are on sale, we buy them and freeze them.

2 parts Makers Mark Bourbon
1/2-part fresh lemon juice
3 whole hulled strawberries
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Ginger beer
Fresh strawberry 🍓 for garnish

Muddle whole strawberries in shaker bottom. (You can’t over muddle) Add all ingredients in shaker except ginger beer and shake. Strain into highball glass with ice top off with ginger beer. Garnish with fresh strawberry.

I had this drink for Derby Day, and it was the bomb! I can’t believe how good these ingredients are paired together. It’s so refreshing, not too sweet which makes me want another one of those delicious strawberry cocktails…though we did enjoy our drinks out on an April morning during wintertime as well-it really didn’t matter what season you were having them because each one is made with love.

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Author Bio: Kim and Mark enjoy snuggling with their two dogs Snuggles and Bandit, watching movies, road trips, gardening, succulents enjoying all types of cocktails in their home bar and talking about it afterwards.

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