Recipe: Mint Julep

In time for the Kentucky Derby, executive chef and restaurateur Michael Lomonaco from Center Bar offers his recipe for Mint Julep.
Recipe: Mint Julep
Mint Julep. (Courtesy of Michael Lomonaco)
5/4/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

In time for the Kentucky Derby, executive chef and restaurateur Michael Lomonaco from Center Bar offers his recipe for Mint Julep.

Yield: 1 cocktail 

Ingredients:
2 1/2 ounces bourbon
Mint leaves from 4 mint sprigs
2 sugar cubes
Splash of water

1. Muddle mint and sugar well in the bottom of a highball glass to release aroma and oils.04
2. Add bourbon, fill to the top with crushed ice, and stir well until glass frosts; serve.

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