How Do You Make A Mint Julip?
2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups water (branch water is ideal) Fresh Mint Crushed Ice Kentucky Bourbon (2 ounces per serving) Make a simple mint syrup* by boiling sugar and water together for 5 minutes; cool. Place in a covered container with 6 or 8 bruised mint sprigs. Refrigerate overnight. Make a julep by filling a glass with crushed ice, then adding 1 tablespoon of mint syrup and 2 ounces of bourbon. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost outside of cup or glass. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.. *This makes enough syrup for about 44 juleps. Extra Tips: Always use a premium Kentucky bourbon Use crushed or shaved ice and pack in cup. To bruise mint, place in a cup and gently pass the back of a spoon between cup and the leaves a time or two. You want the mint to release some of the fragrant oils. Add a straw cut to protrude just above the rim of the glass and serve. You should be able to get a faint whiff of the mint sprig when you’re sipping. Keep the covered syrup in the refrigerator (af
Jim Beam’s Mint Julep By Louis Rice The following recipe for Mint Juleps was given to me by Booker Noe, Jim Beam’s grandson. It produces juleps on par with the recipe given to me by Bill Samuels of Maker’s Mark, but it is much less labor intensive. There are six essential ingredients for a proper mint julep: • good 90 proof bourbon whisky (I prefer Maker’s Mark), • sugar, • fresh mint leaves, • metal cups (preferably silver), • short straws, and • shaved ice (the kind snow cones are made with). Once these accouterment have been assembled, you are ready to proceed. You cannot make just one mint julep and have it taste worth a damn. You must make them in batches. What follows is a recipe for one quart and change. Multiply accordingly for a big party. Pick a bunch (enough to fill a quart-size bowl) of dime to quarter sized mint leaves – but no stems; they’re bitter. Wash the leaves and pat dry. Now prepare some simple syrup by combining two cups sugar to one cup water in a saucepan and he
Mint Juleps Original recipe yield: 8 servings PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 10 Min READY IN 25 Min PHOTO BY: Allrecipes US METRIC SERVINGS About scaling and conversions INGREDIENTS • 2 cups water • 2 cups white sugar • 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves • 32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon • 8 sprigs fresh mint leaves for garnish DIRECTIONS • Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dis
You will need: 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups water (branch water is ideal) Fresh Mint Crushed Ice Kentucky Bourbon (2 ounces per serving) Make a simple mint syrup* by boiling sugar and water together for 5 minutes; cool. Place in a covered container with 6 or 8 bruised mint sprigs. Refrigerate overnight. Make a julep by filling a julep cup* or glass with crushed ice, then adding 1 tablespoon of mint syrup and 2 ounces of bourbon. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost outside of cup or glass. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.. *This makes enough syrup for about 44 juleps. Extra Tips: # Always use a premium Kentucky bourbon # Use crushed or shaved ice and pack in cup. # To bruise mint, place in a cup and gently pass the back of a spoon between cup and the leaves a time or two. You want the mint to release some of the fragrant oils. # Add a straw cut to protrude just above the rim of the cup and serve. You should be able to get a faint whiff of the mint sprig when you’re sipping. # Keep the
Get your Girlfriends together, for a girls nights In, gather on the patio or front Porch and Watch the Sun go down while you sip upo a Famous Mint Julip. Step 1 Before your Girlfriends Arrive simply gather you ingrediants and Mix them together here is a breakdown Step by Step. Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves Step 2 Fill eight cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each. Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw. Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups. Serve juleps on a silver platter Step 3 Just simply enjoy. Have a Wonderful evening with your girlfriends.
