Mint Julep Recipe
Recipe
4-5 Fresh Mint Leafs
2 1/2 oz Bourbon
1 tsp Powdered Sugar
2 tsp Water
Preparation Instructions:
Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in glass. Add bourbon then pour into ice filled glass and garnish with a mint leaf.
Additional/Optional Info:
The mint julep has been the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century. Also famous actor Orlando Bloom reveiled on the Opera show that it one of his favorites.
Many believe that a reference by John Davis in his travels in the early 1800`s is the first reference to the Mint Julep. But it even goes back as far as the 1700`s for medicinal recipes.
Servings: 1 person
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