Mint Julep Margarita

Courtesy of Cooking Channel. Original recipe: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/mint-julep-margarita.html

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 2  limes (each cut into 16 pieces, 1 wedge reserved for garnish)
• 2  teaspoons  superfine sugar
• 10  fresh mint leaves
• 2  ounces Bourbon
• 1  ounce  orange liqueur
• 1⁄4 cup seltzer water

Directions

1. Place the limes in a cocktail shaker. Sprinkle with the sugar and add the mint leaves. Muddle well, making sure the juice is really extracted from the limes and the sugar has dissolved.
2. Add the bourbon, orange liqueur and a couple of ice cubes. Cover and shake well, then strain into a glass. Can be served over ice or straight.
3. Top off with seltzer. Garnish with a lime wedge.