Maple Julep
A rye whiskey julep sweetened with maple syrup and garnished with mint. It is sweet and fairly strong at about 25% ABV.
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Add the maple syrup and rye to a julep tin and half-fill it with crushed ice. Using a teaspoon, stir and churn the ice for about 10 seconds, gripping the tin at its rim so all of it can frost. Top up with crushed ice to two-thirds and keep stirring until the tin is fully frosted, then mound more ice into a cone above the rim. Set the mint bouquet in the middle of the ice to garnish; serve with a straw.
Maple Julep
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Volume96 ml
Strength25% ABV
Alcohol24 ml (19 g)59 ml of vodka (40%)2 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar5.9 g (6.2%)1.5 sugar cubes
Acidity0.01%
SweetnessSweet
Phil Ward (2008)
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