Mint Julep
Ingredients
- About 20 fresh mint leaves, plus more sprigs for garnish, washed gently in gold water
- 8 oz. simple syrup (see recipe)
- 8 oz. Bourbon whiskey
- Crushed ice
Instructions
- 1
Put the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with the simple syrup. Crush the leaves with a "muddler," a blunt-end wooden stick (the back end of a honey server works perfectly).
- 2
Add the Bourbon, and fill the shaker with crushed ice. Put the top on the shaker and shake vigorously until the outside is frosty.