Mint Julep
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Prep5 min
Cook0 min
Total5 min
Bourbon over a mountain of crushed ice with mint — the drink of the Kentucky Derby, served in a frosted metal cup.
Ingredients
Serves:1
Ingredients
- 60 ml bourbon
- 10 pieces fresh mint sprigs
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 1.5 cups crushed ice
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidence219kcal · per serving
7.5g
Protein
47.4g
Carbs
1.4g
Fat
Recipe total: 219 kcal · P 7.5g · C 47.4g · F 1.4g
Estimated from 4 of 4 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Put a few mint sprigs and the sugar syrup in a julep cup and press the leaves gently against the side — do not tear or shred them, which releases chlorophyll and bitterness.
- 2Add the bourbon and half fill the cup with crushed ice.
- 3Churn with a bar spoon until the outside of the cup begins to frost.
- 4Mound more crushed ice above the rim into a dome.
- 5Slap a large bunch of mint between your palms to wake the oils and plant it in the ice.
- 6Add a short straw cut so the drinker's nose sits in the mint, and serve immediately.
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Questions and answers
How long does Mint Julep take to make?
About 5 minutes.
What are the proportions for Mint Julep?
60 ml bourbon; 10 pieces fresh mint sprigs; 15 ml sugar syrup; 1.5 cups crushed ice.
How many servings does this Mint Julep recipe make?
1 serving. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
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