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Mint Julep (no sugar & low-calorie)

Name: Mint Julep (no sugar and low-calorie)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 12 fresh Mint leaves; 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Sugar-free sweetener syrup; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (2)

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
12 fresh	Mint leaves
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar-free sweetener syrup
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters (optional)

Garnish: Mint sprigs

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Julep tin

Method:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into julep cup half filled with crushed ice. STIR the drink with the crushed ice using a bar spoon. Top up the cup with more crushed ice and STIR again. Repeat this process so the drink fills the cup and frost forms on the outside.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.1 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from the classic serve by yours truly (Simon Difford) in January 2019.

For more Julep recipes, its origins and history, see Julep cocktails

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Bourbon with minty freshness served ice cold with the hint of sweetness amplifying flavours provided by sweetener rather than sugar.

This drink is better with the addition of dashes of aromatic bitters but this will add trace amounts of sugar.

Maker's Mark bourbon 375ml - makes 7.5 cocktails
$18.99 $2.53 per cocktail Maker's Mark bourbon image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 7.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Bryn Tustin 3y

Hi Simon - was feeling nostalgic so dug out my old sauce guide and note the mint julep recipe there calls for just two mint leaves. A typo or a change in tastes over the years?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

I, and my recipes, have come on a long way over 20 years.

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