Mint julep
Mint julep
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Mint julep

Bourbon, mint and sugar over a mountain of crushed ice. Ice cold and fragrant, sip it slowly.

Contains alcohol

For adults of legal drinking age where you live. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

5 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayBourbon, mint, sugar, crushed ice.
The original
160kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
5minutessame

The classic Mint julep.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

1 servings
Bourbon60 ml bourbon
Sugar syrup (simple syrup)10 ml sugar syrup
Mint leaves8 leaves plus a big bouquet
Ice cubesfinely crushed

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Gently press the mint leaves with the syrup in a julep cup or rocks glass.
  2. 2Add the bourbon and half fill with crushed ice. Stir until the outside frosts.
  3. 3Pack with more crushed ice into a dome.
  4. 4Slap the mint bouquet and tuck it in next to a short straw.
Serve it like this

Serve in a frosted julep cup or rocks glass with a dome of crushed ice, a big mint bouquet and a short straw. Fried chicken or snacks alongside.

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