Creole Julep

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Winner of the 2009 Tales of the Cocktail julep contest.

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 ounces Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum
  • 1/2 ounce Clement Creole Shrubb
  • 1/4 ounce Captain Morgan 100
  • 2 dashes Fee Bros. Peach bitters
  • 2 dashes angostura bitters
  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • 1 Demerara Sugar Cube

Preparation

Step 1

Muddle sugar, Creole Shrubb and bitters until sugar is dissolved in a 10 oz. tall glass. Add mint and press to express oils. Add cracked ice. Add Cruzan and Captain Morgan 100 and stir until frost appears on outside of glass. Garnish with mint sprig.