Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

This Mint Julep recipe comes to you directly from Kentucky. Serve it in a silver
cup and don your hat – it's Kentucky Derby time!

Servings: 10

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Cook Time
5 minutes

Total Time
5 minutes

Cocktails

American

mint julep Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

🧂 Ingredients

1 Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
2 Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint,
then refrigerate overnight if you have time.
3 Make one Julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice.
4 Add one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Kentucky Bourbon.
5 Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup.
6 Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.