Stonefruit And Mint Julep

Serves: 4

Luisa Champlin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

46

Sweetness

35

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

1

Mint

Directions:

1

To make a mint-flavored simple syrup, begin by boiling the water and sugar with 2 cups of roughly torn and bruised mint in large sauce pot

2

Boil just until the sugar dissolves completely

3

Cool and strain the mint out of mixture

4

Add 2 bottles of whiskey and fruit puree to the infusion

5

Pour the mixture into a large bottle or pitcher

6

Stuff the pitcher with the remaining bunch of fresh mint

7

Cap and put in freezer overnight (if using a pitcher cover with plastic wrap)

8

Glasses: Wipe the rim of each glass with a lime wedge, then in sugar for a frosted appearance and chill

9

Fill with julep mixture straight from the frozen bottle and garnish with a mint or lavender sprig