Mint Julep

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 5 Minutes

Servings: 1

Moonlight-and-magnolia myths aside, this is one of the world's great libations.

Ingredients:

6 mint leaves

2 teaspoons sugar syrup

1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) bourbon

Directions:

1. Fill an 8- to 10-ounce glass with crushed ice (1 cup). Add mint, syrup, and bourbon and bruise mint with back of a spoon.