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Mint Julep

Source of Recipe


From "The Blue Willow Inn: Bible of Southern Cooking"



List of Ingredients



• 2 sprigs fresh mint
  
• 1 rounded teaspoon confectioners' sugar
  
• 2 to 3 drops water
  
• 1 plus 1 jiggers bourbon whiskey
  
• Ice, finely crushed
  






Instructions



1. Put the sprigs of fresh mint in the bottom of a tall, thin glass. Add the sugar and a few drops of water.
   
   
2. Using a wooden muddler (or wooden spoon), throughly bruise the mint with the sugar and water.
   
   
3. Pour in 1 jigger of bourbon whiskey. Pack the glass to the brim with finely crushed ice. Add the remaining 1 jigger whiskey and let it trickle down to the bottom of the glass. Put a sprig of fresh mint in the top of the glass and serve it with two straws.
   
   Makes 1 serving.
   
   






Final Comments


"Mint juleps were first made in Georgia; however Virginia lays claim to this distinction also. Kentucky must take credit for the julep's popularity since it is the official drink of the Famous Horserace. Mint Juleps are a traditional Southern favorite and one great for sipping while sitting on the front porch on a warm summer afternoon."