Bulleit Mint Julep Recipes

Steps:

• Wash mint leaves, pat dry and put them in a small mixing bowl. Cover with 3 ounces of Bulleit Bourbon and let soak for 15 minutes.
• Remove mint, then place them in a clean cotton cloth and wring over bowl, bruising the leaves. Dip back into bourbon and wring again. Repeat several times to create mint extract. Set extract aside for 1 hour. You can also put the leaves back in the extract for a more concentrated mint flavor.
• Combine mint extract (leaves included, if preferred) with simple syrup (1 cup sugar and 1 cup water) in a covered glass container or jar and refrigerate overnight.
• Fill julep cups (10-12 oz., preferably silver but glass will do) with crushed ice or shaved ice and insert a fresh mint sprig. Add 1.5 oz. of Bulleit Bourbon to each cup. Add marinated julep mixture to taste.

Steps:

• Muddle the mint leaves with the bourbon, maple syrup and jalapeno syrup in a tall pint glass or cocktail shaker.
• Fill a mint julep glass with crushed ice. Top the glass or shaker with a cocktail strainer, then pour the bourbon mixture over the ice and top with the lemon-lime soda. Slap the mint sprig to release the oils and add it. Add the jalapeno slices directly to the ice and serve.

Steps:

• Make simple syrup by mixing sugar and water in a small pot.
• Heat long enough for sugar to dissolve but not burn, then remove from heat and let cool.
• Prepare mint extract by washing, patting dry, and placing mint leaves in a small mixing bowl and covering with 3 oz. of Bulleit Bourbon™.
• Soak the leaves for at least 15 minutes, then remove, place in a clean cotton cloth, and wring vigorously over the bowl, bruising the leaves.
• Dip in bourbon several times and wring so the juice of the mint is dripped back into the bourbon.
• Set extract aside for at least 1 hour or, if you prefer, place the mint leaves back in the extract for a more concentrated mint flavor.
• Combine the mint extract with simple syrup in a glass container or jar and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, fill each julep cup with crushed or shaved ice and insert a fresh mint sprig.
• Add 1.5 oz. of Bulleit Bourbon™ per cup and follow with 2 tablespoons of the mint mixture, or to taste.