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Manila Hotel Julep Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Adudinsk / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago Mint Julep's are a classic southern drink, that involve crushed and/or muddled mint! As a rule, a true southern Julep is not stingey with the booze. They are great drinks, but dont rush them.. drinking or making one. And NEVER serve it right after m... More Prep:5m Cook:1m Servings:1	Adudinsk
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Ingredients

4 oz Bourbon or Rye

6 Springs Mint

1 teaspoons Barbados Rum

1/2 Tablespoon Sugar

2 Tablespoons Water

Directions

In a prechilled glass, disolve sugar into the water

Add 2 springs of mint, and muddle (crush with a muddler stick, and mash up with sugar/water)

Pack 1/3 of the glass with shaved ice (helps dilute, as one sips)

Add 2 more sprigs of mint

Pack in 1/3 more ice into glass

Pack in 2 more sprigs of mint

Pack in last 1/3 more shaved ice into glass

(you have LOADS of ice/mint and the sugar water)

Add Bourbon or Rye (should fill in the nooks and cranies in the ice)

This will also dilute the burbon quickly as it cools

Pour the Rum in last and let it slowly work its way into the drink

Garnish with more mint, and a spear of fresh ripe pinapple.

Sit.. relax.. and slowly sip this by the pool, on a hot summer day.

For sure, you wont need many of these.. its something you drink SLOW, relaxing, and chatting with friends.

The time taken making this also will provide time to chat with friends while making them such a "special" drink... what friend would not be thrilled at teh effort you just went thru for them?!

**See example picture.. notice all the ice!

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