In an alcoholic haze we continue our trials of classic cocktails. As it is really hot here, we went for Mint Juleps.
This is an excellent cocktail for a hot day. It is icy cold, minty and has a good whisky flavour. You need to try these.
I have not done my usual description of making it as we did a video!
Have a look and give it a try.
The Old Fat Guy
Mint Julep
Ingredients
- 5 ml (1 teaspoon) sugar
- 5 ml (1 teaspoon) water
- 6 to 8 mint leaves
- crushed ice
- 50 ml (2 ounces) bourbon
Instructions
- Put sugar and water in a tall glass and stir to mostly dissolve the sugar.
- Put six to eight mint leaves in the glass and press to bruise the mint leaves.
- Crush a mint leaf in your fingers and rub it around the rim of the glass.
- Half fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Add the bourbon.
- Add ice to fill the glass 3/4 full.
- Stir until the glass is very cold.
- Top the glass up with ice.
- Garnish with a mint leaf.
- Put a straw in the glass and serve.
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7 Responses
It looks refreshing. Will have to try it when Bob brings back the whiskey with him from Sask. Hopefully he hasn’t drunk it all.
They are very tasty. However, they go down very easily on a hot day and there is 2 ounces of whiskey in each one so be careful.
No need for a description here. I haven’t had one of these in years. Please do continue this classic series David I do love it.
Sam
Thanks, Sam. My buddy and I are having a lot of fun doing them. I guess that speaks to my lack of sobriety.
I guess as long as you’re having fun and not driving then have at it!!
Yum! Digging it you are revisiting these classic cocktails!
Har! They are the drinks I grew up with!