Prescription Julep

By LRay

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Prescription Julep
Growing up in Georgia, I remember punishingly humid summer days when the only relief was a cold drink. Kids got Coca-Cola. Grown-ups sipped classic Mint Juleps. These days, I favor the Prescription Julep, from a 19th-century recipe that swaps in Cognac and rye whiskey or bourbon. It's the most refreshing, complex-tasting Julep you'll ever try. How much do I love Juleps? So much that I named my daughter after one (and no, I'm not kidding).

Makes 1

Text by Andrew Knowlton

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

June 2011

Ingredients

• 10 10
• mint leaves
• 1 1
• tablespoon
• Simple Syrup (click for recipe)
• 3 3
• tablespoons
• VSOP Cognac
• 2 2
• tablespoons
• rye whiskey
• 4 4
• mint sprigs

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Lightly muddle mint leaves and Simple Syrup in a mixing glass. Stir in Cognac and whiskey. Fill a Julep cup or glass with crushed ice. Pour mixture over. Stir until frost forms on outside of cup. Add more crushed ice to make a mound. Garnish with mint sprigs and serve with a straw.

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