Ingredients

  • 2½ ozcognac
  • 8 leavesfresh mint
  • ½ ozsimple syrup
  • 🍋Large mint bouquet(garnish)

🔧 Tools

muddlerjiggerbar spoon

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in a julep cup.
  2. Add cognac.
  3. Fill with crushed ice and stir to frost the cup.
  4. Pack with more crushed ice, mounding above the rim.
  5. Garnish with a large bouquet of mint.
  6. Serve with a short straw.

📜 History

Before bourbon became the standard, juleps were often made with brandy or cognac. This pre-Civil War style represents the original Southern aristocratic drink, with French cognac flowing freely through American ports.

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