Ingredients
- .25 oz Raw sugar syrup (one part raw sugar, one part water)
- 8 Mint leaves
- 2 oz Bourbon
Garnish: Bitters (optional) and mint sprig
Glass: Julep or rocks
Preparation
In a Julep cup or rocks glass, lightly muddle the mint and syrup. Add the bourbon and pack tightly with crushed ice. Stir until the cup is frosted on the outside. Top with more crushed ice to form an ice dome and garnish with a few drops of bitters, if desired, and a mint sprig.
Watch Liquor.com advisory board member Dushan Zaric make a proper Mint Julep in our How to Cocktail video.
I’m not much of a bourbon drinker (in fact I could use a bourbon for dummies book) but a couple of times a year when the sun is high and I can relax in the shade I really enjoy a julep. Usually I just mix Jim Beam or Wild Turkey but I’ve been reading a few things about Four Rose’s of late, so maybe that will be my choice this year.