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Mint Julep

Moonlight-and-magnolia myths aside, this is one of the world's great libations.
By Edna Lewis

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Mint JulepRomulo Yanes

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 min

  • Yield

    Makes 1 drink

Ingredients

6 mint leaves
2 teaspoons sugar syrup
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) bourbon

Preparation

  1. Fill an 8- to 10-ounce glass with crushed ice (1 cup). Add mint, syrup, and bourbon and bruise mint with back of a spoon.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesBourbonWhiskeySouthernAmericanMintHerbs & SpicesNut FreeDairy FreeEasyQuickSpringGourmet
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