Mint Julep

Ingredients

• 60 ml bourbon
• 8-10 mint leaves
• 10 ml simple syrup
• Crushed ice, plenty of it

Preparation

1. Put the mint and syrup in the cup and press gently with a muddler. Press, do not shred: torn leaves turn bitter.
2. Add the bourbon and stir to combine.
3. Fill halfway with crushed ice and stir until the outside of the cup begins to frost.
4. Top with more crushed ice, mounding it into a dome above the rim.
5. Plant a bouquet of mint next to the straw, so your nose meets it on every sip.