Categories: Beverages

Ingredients

• 3 to 5 fresh mint leaves
• 2 Tbsp. desired julep syrup
• Crushed ice
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 fresh mint sprig

Directions

1. Place mint leaves and syrup in a chilled julep cup, and meddle. Pack cup tightly with crushed ice; add bourbon and mint sprig.

2. Mint Syrup:

3. Boil 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups water; stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add 15 fresh mint

4. sprigs, and cool completely. Cover and chill 24 hours. Strain syrup; discard solids.

5. Grapefruit-Honey Syrup:

6. Prepare Mint syrup as directed, reducing sugar to 1/2 cup and stirring 3/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice, 1/2 cup honey, 3 (2 × 4-inch) grapefruit rind strips, and rind from 1 lime, cut into strips, into sugar mixture with mint. For julep, muddle with 1 small grapefruit rind strip.

7. Peach-Basil Syrup:

8. Prepare Mint Syrup as directed, substituting

9. sil for mint and stirring 2 (5.5 oz.) cans peach nectar and 1 split vanilla bean into sugar mixture with basil. For julep, muddle with 1 peach slice.

10. Blackberry Syrup:

11. Prepare Mint Syrup as directed, adding 6 oz. fresh blackberries, halved, with mint. For julep, muddle with 2 fresh blackberries.

12. Pineapple-Lemongrass Syrup:

13. Prepare Mint Syrup as directed, reducing granulated sugar to 1 cup, adding 1/2 cup light brown sugar to granulated sugar and water, and stirring 1 cup pineapple juice, 2 Tbsp. fresh line juice, 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice, and 3 (3-inch) pieces fresh lemongrass into sugar mixture with mint after removing from heat. For julep, muddle with 1 small fresh pineapple chunk.

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