Emeril's Mint Julep

Total Time: 480 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 480 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups bottled water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• 2 cups bourbon
• fresh mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine the water and sugar in a large non-reactive saucepan over medium heat and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• 2 add the mint and bring to a boil.
• 3 remove from the heat, cover and steep for 30 minutes.
• 4 strain the mint syrup through a strainer lined with several thicknesses of cheesecloth then cool.
• 5 combine the cooled mint syrup with the bourbon and pour into a sterilized bottle.
• 6 wait at least one month before drinking.
• 7 to serve, fill a julep cup or collins glass with clear, crushed ice and fill with the mint julep mixture. garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.