Mississippi Gambler

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 13
• 8 medium lemons
• 4 cups bourbon
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• fresh mint sprig (to garnish)
• lemon slice (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 squeeze lemons, reserving rinds.
• 2 measure 1 1/2 cups juice into a large freezer-proof jar.
• 3 add bourbon,water and sugar and stir until sugar dissolves completely.
• 4 add lemon rinds.
• 5 cover and let stand at room temperature for 24 hours.
• 6 squeeze rinds into bourbon mixture, then discard rinds.
• 7 strain bourbon mixture and return to jar.
• 8 cover jar and freeze for 24 hours.
• 9 scoop slush into tall glasses.
• 10 garnish with a mint sprig and lemon slice and serve immediately.