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Easy Mint Juleps

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Source: From the test labs of SomethingEdible.com

Servings: Instructions for one drink or eight drinks (a fifth's worth).

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Instructions:

For the Syrup
Bring sugar and water to a boil over medium heat whisking occasionally to integrate (about 10 minutes). After boilage is reached, continue to boil on medium for another 5 minutes, kill the heat, and throw in the mint, stems, leaves and all.Let steep for about 5 minutes, then strain thru a coffee filter-equipped funnel into a thermally-safe container. Store capped up in the fridge until ready to use.

To Mix the Drink
Fill up a rocks glass with the pellet ice. Add 3 fluid oz of Bourbon and 1 fluid oz of mint syrup. Stir, slap a spring of mint on the table a couple of times and garnish your cocktail with the slightly damaged herb..

Alternately, to make-ahead for a crowd, grab a bottle at least one Liter in volume and pour in 8 fluid oz (one cup) of simple syrup along with a fifth (750ml) of Bourbon. Shake well, then store in the fridge until ready to serve, and when the time comes pour 4 fl oz (a half cup) of Bourbon/Syrup mix over that rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish each glass with the aforementioned  bruised mint sprigs before serving.