Best Gin Julep Recipes
GIN JULEP
Most mint juleps nowadays are made with bourbon, but gin was just as popular a base in the 19th century. Our throwback recipe will be just as crowd-pleasing at your Kentucky Derby party.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 5m
Yield Makes 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In the bottom of a julep cup, muddle mint with sugar until mint starts to break down. Add gin; stir until sugar dissolves. Add ice to fill cup three-quarters of the way; top with seltzer. Stir, top with more ice, and garnish with mint sprig. Serve immediately.
GIN JULEP
Steps:
- In a tall glass, lightly press mint into simple syrup with a muddler or long-handled spoon. Fill glass with cracked ice. Add gin and stir energetically with a swizzle stick or long-handled spoon until frost forms on outside of glass. Top off with more cracked ice, plant a mint sprig on top, and serve with a straw.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 243, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Sodium 14 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams
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