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Antebellum Mint Julep

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Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 2 oz. cognac
  2. Water
  3. Sugar

Method

  1. Before the Civil War made foreign products hard to come by in the South, French cognac was the preferred liquor in a mint julep (pictured on page 60).
  2. 2 tsp.
  3. superfine sugar 6 mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish 2 oz.
  4. cognac, such as Martell Cordon Bleu Stir sugar and 1 tbsp.
  5. water in a highball glass or silver julep cup until sugar dissolves.
  6. Add mint leaves;
  7. gently crush with a spoon.
  8. Fill glass with cracked ice and pour in cognac;
  9. stir until chilled, about 15 seconds.
  10. Fill glass with more ice;
  11. garnish with mint sprigs and two straws.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Wooden spoon