Mint Julep

Name: Mint Julep
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams bourbon, plus 2 ounces; 1 serving Confectioners sugar; 473 milliliters crushed ice; 1 lemon twist; 1 mint sprig; 8 red-stemmed mint leaves; 1 serving Sparkling water, as needed; 1 teaspoons superfine sugar

Mint Julep is a vegan recipe with 1 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 109 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 minutes. A mixture of red-stemmed mint leaves, lemon twist, ice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

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

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Bourbon

Sugar

Add mint and bruise gently with muddler or wooden spoon. Fill the glass 2/3 with crushed ice and mix gently.

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Crushed Ice Cubes

Mint

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Wooden Spoon

Add more ice and remaining bourbon. Top with sparkling water and stir. Rub rim of glass with lemon twist, squeeze mint sprig slightly, and insert stem into ice. Dust top of drink with confectioners' sugar. Insert 2 straws into ice so drinker must bury nose in mint in order to sip drink.

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Powdered Sugar