Mint Juleps
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Sprigs of fresh mint
Crushed ice
Early Times Kentucky Whisky or other Kentucky Bourbon.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
2) Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight.
3) Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky.
4) Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup.
5) Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
6) Put on your Derby hat and tip up your glass to this Kentucky Derby tradition!
(This recipe was acquired from kentuckyatheart.com)
