Rum Julep

By Rosie Schaap

Rum Julep
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Rum and mint make a great pair, with plenty of crushed ice. If you don’t have an ice crusher, put ice cubes between two clean dish towels and bang on them with a hammer or meat tenderizer.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink
  • 10mint leaves, plus a few sprigs for garnish
  • 2teaspoons simple syrup
  • Crushed ice
  • 2ounces light rum
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Muddle mint with simple syrup in a julep glass or old-fashioned glass. Fill glass with crushed ice. Add light rum and stir well, until glass frosts. Garnish with mint sprigs.

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Stephanie Knottingham

You really need to muddle the mint to get the mint taste--took a couple of attempts!

Steve Hoge

As for mojitos, I cheat a bit by completely pulverizing mint and granulated sugar with a mortar and pestle, then add a teaspoon of the resulting smooth pesto to goose the menthol aspect of the drink.

Stephanie Knottingham

You really need to muddle the mint to get the mint taste--took a couple of attempts!

Wes

A Rum Julep is actually a classic Tiki cocktail featuring several rums, falernum, lime, orange, allspice, grenadine, bitters, and honey. This cocktail is probably closer to a "Pirate's Julep."

Steve Hoge

As for mojitos, I cheat a bit by completely pulverizing mint and granulated sugar with a mortar and pestle, then add a teaspoon of the resulting smooth pesto to goose the menthol aspect of the drink.

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