Mint Julep
While we visited Louisiana one summer, we were introduced to this recipe by the host of a bed and breakfast in which we stayed. We sipped mint juleps in the upstairs sitting room of a real southern plantation! You could almost imagine Scarlet and Ashley flirting on the lawn!
Yield: 12 drinks
Time: make mint base the day or morning before
Ingredients:
2 cup sugar
2 cup water
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1.5 oz Bourbon (1 jigger)
crushed ice
mint springs for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Place sugar, water, and mint leaves into a sauce pan. Simmer for 20 minutes. Let steep for 20 minutes.Â
Strain mixture into a jar and discard leaves. Chill liquid mixture.
In a tall thin glass, pour 2 oz. each, water mixture and bourbon, over crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig.