Mint Julep Recipe

This first mint julep recipe is the most common I have come across.

It would be hard to make without fresh mint - frozen or dried wouldn't work.

You can either make a syrup out of the sugar or dissolve it in the glass.

Just pop the sugar and water into a cup and then into the microwave for a few seconds.

These recipes are to serve one person.

If you want more, then you could make them in a jug - just multiply the quantities.

Take one Collins glass (a largeish tumbler)

4 fresh mint leaves
2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 tspn sugar
2 tspns water

Put the sugar into the glass - stir in the water until the sugar dissolves.

Put some crushed ice into the bottom of the glass.

Bruise the mint leaves with your fingers and put on top of the ice.

Fill up the glass with more crushed ice.

Pour the bourbon over and stir.

Serve with a straw you can garnish with a mint leaf if you like.

Original Mint Julep
4 mint leaves
2 tspn sugar
3 oz bourbon whiskey
club soda

As above - make the sugar into a syrup or dissolve with a little club soda.

Put some ice into the glass and add the bruised mint leaves - this will release the oils and scent.

Top up the glass with ice and pour over the bourbon.

Top up with club soda - another mint leaf if you like and serve.

Southern Mint Julep
4 mint leaves
2 tspn sugar
1.5 oz bourbon whiskey
1.5 oz southern comfort
club soda

Make as above, but with the mixture being bourbon and southern comfort - would imagine this would be really potent!

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