Mint Julep

Mint Julep

Ingredients:
12 mint leaves on stem
6mint leaves on stem

Directions:
1teaspoon sugar
2teaspoons water
21/2 ounces 86- or 100-proof bourbon
1.Tear the 12 mint leaves partially while leaving
them on the stem.
2.Place them in a silver julep mug or 12-ounce
glass with sugar and water.
3.Muddle or stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
4.Fill glass with cracked ice.
5.Add bourbon.
6.Stir until ice is partially dissolved.
7.Add more ice to rim.
8.Stir.
9.Tear the remainder of the mint leaves to release
aroma and insert into ice with leaves on top.
100.
WHITE RUSSIAN
The perfect nightcap to sip in an icy,abandoned dacha.
1ounce coffee liqueur
2ounces vodka
Milk or cream
1.Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice.
2.Add coffee liqueur and vodka.
2.Fill with milk or cream.
101.
SIDECAR
Needless to say,this one is for passengers only.
Juice of 1/4 lemon
1ounce triple sec
1ounce brandy
1.Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2.Add lemon,triple sec,and brandy.
3.Strain into cocktail glass.
102.
MANHATTAN
Classic drink for a classic city.