Julep Martini

Serve in a Martini glass...
8	fresh	Mint leaves
2½	fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
¾	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise). Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Mint leaf

Comment:

A short variation on the classic Julep: sweetened bourbon and mint.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in the mid 1990s by Dick Bradsell.

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