Gin Julep

Source: http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2009/06/gin-julep.html

Ingredients

3 oz Gin (boomsma jonge genever)
4 Sprigs mint
2.5 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp sugar

Instructions

Add sugar and water, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add mint and lightly muddle to extract the oils. Strain into a julep cup (here, rocks glass) filled with crushed ice. Add gin, top off with more crushed ice, and garnish with a fresh mint sprig. Add drinking straw.

Entered June 25, 2009

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