Mint Julep
"This recipe is from Alton Brown and is the best Mint Julep I've had. It doesn't look like much, but it's very refreshing. The one thing I
do is bash the mint and sugar in my mortar/pestle, instead of a glass."
photo by A Marsteller
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 10 mint leaves, plus a spring for garnish
- 2 teaspoons superfine sugar
- seltzer water
- crushed ice
- 2 1⁄2 ounces kentucky bourbon whiskey (Gentleman Jack)
directions
- Place the mint in the bottom of a mortar/pestle, and top with the sugar.
- Muddle these together until the leaves start to break down and dissolve the sugar. Transfer to a cocktail glass.
- Add a splash of seltzer water.
- Fill the glass 3/4 with ice, and add the bourbon.
- Top with more seltzer; stir and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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Reviews
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Delicious to be sure but it’s hilarious to a Kentuckian that Gentleman Jack is called a Kentucky bourbon -
this is my "go to" recipe for mint juleps. i use a strainer with cheesecloth to get all the little mint bits out of the drink. i also add 1/2 ounce of orange liquor for personal preference.
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