Mint Juleps

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • ½ cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon
  • 8 sprigs fresh mint leaves for garnish

    • Directions

  • Step 1

    Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan.Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour.Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves

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  • Step 2

    Fill eight cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each.(Proportions can be adjusted depending on each person’s sweet tooth).Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw.Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups.Serve juleps on a silver platter.

    • Note:

    If you are using silver goblets, place them in the freezer for at least half an hour before serving.Handle frozen goblets with a clean towel, holding them by their edges, so as not to mar the lovely frosted surface.

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