Mint Julep Recipe
Prep
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
A refreshing summer cocktail with bourbon and fresh mint. Love sipping one of these on the porch with friends.
Course:
Beverage, Cocktail
Cuisine:
American
Yields: 2 drinks
Ingredients
- 5 - 7 large fresh mint leaves
- generous 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1 generous shot of good bourbon (we use Maker's Mark)
- Cognac optional
- crushed iced
- *a shot glass is normally 1.5 ounces or 43 milliliters
Instructions
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Tear the mint leaves and crush with the sugar in the bottom of a glass. I use a goblet and the backside of a long teaspoon as the crushing mechanism.
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To the mint and sugar, add the bourbon. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
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Add crushed ice and stir. Continue to stir until a frost starts to form on the outside of the glass. If you need to add more ice, feel free to do so. (The one in the picture could have used more ice, but as I mentioned, I had already had one julep.)
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Top the julep with a "touch" of cognac (if desired) and a sprig of mint.