Mint Julep
A bourbon julep with a little simple syrup over crushed ice, garnished with mint. It is off-dry and strong at about 32% ABV.
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Add the bourbon and simple syrup to a julep tin and fill it halfway with crushed ice. Hold the tin by its rim (so all of it can frost) and stir with a teaspoon for roughly 10 seconds, churning the ice. Top up with crushed ice to two-thirds full and keep stirring until the whole tin is frosted. Heap on more ice in a cone above the rim. Set the mint bouquet in the middle of the ice; serve with a straw.
Mint Julep
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Volume97 ml
Strength32% ABV
Alcohol32 ml (25 g)79 ml of vodka (40%)2.5 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar4.5 g (4.7%)1 sugar cube
Aciditynone
SweetnessOff-dry
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