Mint Julep

Name: Mint Julep
Yield: makes 1 drink
Ingredients: 8 mint leaves, plus mint sprigs for garnish; 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup; 2 ounces bourbon, preferably overproof; Crushed ice

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When New Orleans bartender Chris McMillian mixes mint juleps at Bar UnCommon, he recites an ode, written in the 1890s by a Kentucky newspaperman, that calls the cocktail "the zenith of man's pleasure…the very dream of drinks." More Classic CocktailsRecipe from Food & Wine Cocktails 2015

By Jim Meehan

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

makes 1 drink

Ingredients

8 mint leaves, plus mint sprigs for garnish
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
2 ounces bourbon, preferably overproof
Crushed ice

Directions

Step 1

In a chilled julep cup or fizz glass, muddle the mint leaves and Simple Syrup. Add the bourbon and crushed ice. Set a swizzle stick or bar spoon in the cup and spin between your hands to mix. Top with additional crushed ice and garnish with the mint sprigs.

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