Mint Juleps

The Kentucky Derby is the first Saturday in May every year and Mint Juleps are a must! My husband was born and raised in Louisville so he has the perfect Mint Julep recipe.

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Ingredients

• Everything is a 1:1 ratio

• 1 cup of water

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 cups of fresh mint (Spearmint) with stems and leaves

• 1 cup of Bourbon (we prefer Makers Mark) add more to your taste

• Extra mint for garnish

• Lots of pebble ice

  
  

This would make just shy of 4 mint juleps (about 6oz each)

Steps

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot on the stove.

• Add sugar to water and stir to dissolve to make simple syrup.

• Remove from heat

• In a very large bowl put the mint and pour the hot simple syrup mixture over the mint and stir.

• Allow the mixture to come to room temperature then cover and put in the fridge.

• Leave in the fridge for at least 8 - 12 hours. It should have a slight green hue to it.

• Strain the mint leaves and stems out and set the liquid aside. Discard the mint.

• Add your bourbon at this point. You can mix it all together in the julep mix or just add individually to drinks according to your bourbon strength preference

• Garnish with fresh mint and enjoy!

Tips

• You can get bags of pebble ice at Sonic or Chick-fil-a

• Start with 1:1 ratio of bourbon but you may want more bourbon. It is rather sweet at just the 1:1 ratio.

• The simple syrup mixture with mint will keep for about 10 days in the fridge

Nutrition

This is based on My Fitness Pals calculations for a 6oz drink

340 calories / serving

50.8g Carbs / 0.2g Fat / 0.2g Protein