How To Make a Refreshing Mint Juleps Cocktail

How To Make a Refreshing Mint Julep Cocktail
How To Make a Refreshing Mint Julep Cocktail

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Sit on the front porch in your rocking chair on a sultry afternoon and sip on one or two of these. The proper way to serve a mint julep is in a frozen silver goblet, but you can use glasses instead--just use the most elegant ones you have! You can make the syrup ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for whenever the julep mood strikes you.

By David Joachim and Andrew SchlossThe proper way to serve a mint julep is in a frozen silver goblet, but you can use glasses instead–just use the most elegant ones you have! You can make the syrup ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for whenever the julep mood strikes you.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • ½ cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 32 fluid ounces of Kentucky bourbon
  • 8 sprigs of fresh mint leaves for garnish

Directions

  • Step 1 Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, for approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves
  • Step 2 Fill eight cups of frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each. (Proportions can be adjusted depending on each person’s sweet tooth). Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw. Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups. Serve juleps on a silver platter.

Note:

If you are using silver goblets, place them in the freezer for at least half an hour before serving. Handle frozen goblets with a clean towel, holding them by their edges, so as not to mar the lovely frosted surface.