Choice of Whiskey:
- Your favorite bourbon
- rye whiskey
- Canadian whisky
Sugar:
Find superfine sugar. It dissolves well in cold or room temperature liquids, making it useful for cocktails. Unlike confectioners' sugar, superfine sugar's crystal size is the tiniest of all the types of granulated sugar. If you can't find superfine sugar, you can easily make your own by grinding granulated sugar in a food processor for 30 - 40 seconds.
Ice:
Use shaved or crushed ice
Glass:
Serve the cocktail in a pre-chilled silver julep cup. People in Kentucky awarded silver julep cups as prizes at county fairs as early as in 1816. (More about Mint Julep glasses)
- 3 oz Bourbon
- 6 Fresh mint leaves
- 1 tsp. superfine sugar
- Crushed ice
Muddle mint leaves with superfine sugar and a little water in a mint julep cup. Fill the cup with ice. Pour bourbon and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth
- Fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 tsp Superfine sugar
Muddle mint leaves with superfine sugar and dry vermouth. Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. And strain into a martini glass. Garnish with mint leaves.
- 3 oz Bourbon
- 6 Fresh mint leaves
- 1 tsp. superfine sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Lemon wedge
Muddle mint leaves with superfine sugar and a little water in a highblall glass. Mix bourbon and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. And strain the mixture into a highball glass on top of muddled leaves and sugar. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve with a straw.
- Bottle of Bourbon (750 ml)
- Bunch of fresh mint leaves
- 12 tsp. superfine sugar
- Crushed ice
Muddle mint sprigs and sugar with water. In a large punch bowl, pour bourbon, muddled mint leaves and superfine sugar. Add broken mint sprigs. Place crushed ice next to the bowl. When serving, fill the glass or a cup with crushed ice and pour the drink over the ice.
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 1 tsp superfine sugar
- 3 dashes bitters
- Cherry
- Orange
Muddle orange, cherry, mint leaves with superfine sugar in an old-fashioned glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour bourbon. Garnish with cherry and orange.
MORE:
History of Mint Julep
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