Mint Julep

Name: Mint Julep
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar; 1/2 ounce bourbon, plus 2 ounces; 8 to 10 red-stemmed mint leaves; 2 cups crushed ice; Sparkling water, as needed; 1 lemon twist; 1 mint sprig; Confectioners' sugar

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar
1/2 ounce bourbon, plus 2 ounces
8 to 10 red-stemmed mint leaves
2 cups crushed ice
Sparkling water, as needed
1 lemon twist
1 mint sprig
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

In a 12-ounce, Collins-style glass, dissolve sugar in 1/2 ounce bourbon.
2

Add mint and bruise gently with muddler or wooden spoon.
3

Fill the glass 2/3 with crushed ice and mix gently.
4

Add more ice and remaining bourbon.
5

Top with sparkling water and stir.
6

Rub rim of glass with lemon twist, squeeze mint sprig slightly, and insert stem into ice.
7

Dust top of drink with confectioners' sugar.
8

Insert 2 straws into ice so drinker must bury nose in mint in order to sip drink.