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Ingredients
2 cups bottled water
3/4 cup sugar
3 cups loosely packed fresh mint leaves
2 cups bourbon
fresh mint sprigs (to garnish)
Instructions
Combine the water and sugar in a
large non-reactive
saucepan over medium heat and stir to dissolve
the sugar. Add the mint and bring to a boil. Remove
from
the heat, cover and steep for 30 minutes.
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Strain the mint syrup through a strainer lined with
several thicknesses of cheesecloth then cool.
Combine the cooled mint syrup with the bourbon and pour
into a sterilized bottle.
Wait at least one month before drinking. 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.
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