Mint Julep

This recipe is from Alton Brown and is the best Mint Julep I've had. It doesn't look like much, but it's very refreshing. The one thing I do is bash the mint and sugar in my mortar/pestle, instead of a glass.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 10  mint leaves, plus a spring for garnish
• 2  teaspoons  superfine sugar
•  seltzer water
•  crushed  ice
• 2 1⁄2 ounces  kentucky  bourbon whiskey (Gentleman Jack)

Directions

1. Place the mint in the bottom of a mortar/pestle, and top with the sugar.
2. Muddle these together until the leaves start to break down and dissolve the sugar. Transfer to a cocktail glass.
3. Add a splash of seltzer water.
4. Fill the glass 3/4 with ice, and add the bourbon.
5. Top with more seltzer; stir and garnish with a sprig of mint.