The Perfect Mint Julep

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • tender young mint
  • shaved ice
  • bourbon



Directions

2 days before — boil 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar for 5 minutes. Cool. Add tender young mint. Refrigerate covered overnight. Nearly fill julep cup with shaved ice. Strain mint from syrup. Add 1/2 to 1 Tbsp syrup and 2 jiggers Kentucky bourbon to ice. Stir slightly. Add more shaved ice, a mint sprig and a straw the same height as the cup to savor full aroma. Frost cups and serve.

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