Best Ginger Sweet Tea Juleps Recipes

GINGER MINT JULEP

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Mint juleps aren't just for Kentucky Derby day! Enjoy one while gathering with friends for baby shower or luncheon. -Ellen Riley, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 cups loosely packed chopped fresh spearmint
EACH SERVING:
1/2 to 3/4 cup crushed ice
1 ounce bourbon
2 teaspoons lime juice
1-1/2 ounces ginger beer

Steps:

For mint syrup, place sugar, water and chopped mint in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool completely., Strain syrup through a fine mesh strainer; discard mint. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 2 hours., For each serving, place ice in a mint julep cup or rocks glass. Add bourbon, lime juice and 1/4 cup mint syrup; stir until mixture is cold. Top with beer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (44g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

JULEP SWEET TEA

Julep Sweet Tea image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories beverage

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

6 cups water
1 cup sugar
6 tea bags
1 bunch mint
6 shots Kentucky bourbon

Steps:

Bring 6 cups water to a boil. Once at a boil, remove the pan from the heat and add 1 cup sugar and 6 tea bags and allow to steep.
Per serving, fill each glass with store-bought crushed ice to the top and stuff with mint sprigs. Pour a shot of bourbon, fill glass with tea and serve.