Classic Mint Julep
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- sprigs of fresh mint
- crushed ice
- Kentucky Bourbon
Instructions
- Start by making a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
- Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight.
- Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon of the mint syrup and two ounces of Kentucky Bourbon.
- Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup.
- Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.