Old-Fashioned Julep

By cserumga

Ingredients

• 2 mint sprigs
• 1 1-by-2-inch strip orange peel, removed with a vegetable peeler
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters, or more to taste
• Crushed ice
• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 maraschino cherry

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins
Adapted from rachaelraymag.com

Preparation

Step 1

In an old-fashioned glass or julep cup, using a muddler or a wooden spoon, muddle 1 mint sprig, the orange peel, sugar and bitters. Fill the glass with crushed ice. Add the bourbon; stir until cold, about a dozen times. Garnish with the cherry and the other mint sprig.