Description

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby the first Saturday in May with a classic Mint Julep. It's a traditional Southern cocktail with fresh mint, bourbon, a little sugar and crushed ice. It's typically served in silver julep cup but can be served in a glass tumbler

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, rinsed
• 2 t. sugar
• 5 fresh mint sprigs (3 - 5 inches), rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 c. crushed
• 1/4 c. bourbon
• 2 T. club soda

Steps

1. Peel a 2 inch strip of peel (yellow part only) from lemon; cut into long, thin shreds. Cut lemon in half; rub 1 cut side on the rim of a chilled glass (10 - 12 oz.) to moisten; save lemon for other uses, if desired.
2. Pour 2 t. sugar on a small plate; dip moist glass rim in sugar to coat evenly; pour sugar into glass.
3. Add 4 mint sprigs to glass. With a wooden spoon, crush mint sprigs with sugar, to bruise the leaves and release the mint flavor. Fill glass with crushed ice; add bourbon; fill to rim with club soda; let stand until glass is frosty, about 2 minutes.