Herby Julep
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 222
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 12
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 3
- Total: 1 hr 25 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar
5 tea bags Earl Grey
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 sprigs basil, stemmed
2 sprigs mint, stemmed
2 to 3 limes, halved
20 ounces bourbon
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in the sugar and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the tea bags and mint, then remove from the heat and steep for 10 minutes. Strain the mixture and discard the tea bags and mint. Cool for about 1 hour, and then stir in the lemon juice.
- Fill 8 smallish glasses (or classic julep cups) with crushed ice and muddle in a few leaves basil and mint in each glass, bruising the herbs and mixing them with the ice. Add a squeeze from the limes to each glass, then pour about 3 1/2 ounces of the cooled syrup and about 2 1/2 ounces of the bourbon per glass. Add a straw and enjoy.