Mint Julep

The Mint Julep is an old cocktail from the Southern States of the USA, and although very simple and very delicious it is not a cocktail you can just throw any old Whiskey into and expect perfect results. The Whiskey in a Julep needs to have a high alcohol % so that the flavour doesn’t get washed away by all of the meltwater, I personally recommend Wild Turkey 101 as it stands alone flavour-wise and is strong enough to maintain its flavours as the crushed ice melts.

70ml Wild Turkey 101

10ml Sugar Syrup

12 Mint Leaves

2 Dash Angostura Bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a Julep cup (an old fashioned glass will do if you don’t have Julep cups) half filled with crushed ice. Stir into the ice then top the glass up with more crushed ice and stir, repeat this process until the cup/glass is full. Garnish with a bouquet of Mint Leaves lightly dusted with icing sugar.