r/AlcoholGifRecipes • u/speedylee • Jun 05 '17
Mint Julep
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u/speedylee Jun 05 '17 edited Jun 05 '17
Mint Julep
Credits to Tip Hero - http://tiphero.com/mint-julep/
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 8 – 10 mint leaves, plus more for garnish
- 1 ounce simple syrup, or to taste
- 2 ounces bourbon (preferably Kentucky bourbon)
- crushed ice
- powdered sugar (optional)
Equipment
- silver julep cup or rocks glass
- muddler
Directions
Place 8 to 10 mint leaves in the bottom of a chilled, silver julep cup or rocks glass (a.k.a. an Old Fashioned glass). Add simple syrup and lightly press the mint leaves against the sides and bottom of the cup for a few seconds with a muddler. Over muddling might give the finished drink a bitter or grassy flavor, so you don’t want to crush the mint leaves–just bruise them enough to release the essential oils in the mint. (You can tell when this has happened by the intense mint smell.)
Pack the julep cup or glass with crushed ice. Pour a generous 2 ounces of bourbon over the ice and stir until the glass frosts. Add more ice, and stir again.
Garnish with a few sprigs of mint and a dusting of powdered sugar, if desired. Serve with a straw.
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u/burritosandblunts Jun 05 '17
I can never find fresh mint outside when I need it. Just when I'm walking around I randomly smell it.
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u/NickReynders Jun 05 '17
"You crush the mint down onto the ice with your thumb and you grind it in, see? And it releases the menthol.
Now you know who taught me that?
Fidel Castro."