This riff on the mint julep calls for Canadian rye whisky. The liquor isn't as sweet as Kentucky bourbon, but the bartenders make up for that with a splash of maple syrup.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 4 hr
- Active: 5 min
- Yield: 1 cocktail
- Level: Easy
- Total: 4 hr
- Active: 5 min
- Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
4 fresh mint leaves
1 3/4 ounces Canadian rye whisky
1/4 ounce Jägermeister
1/2 ounce pure maple syrup
4 dashes Angostura bitters
Directions
- Make the mint ice: Put a mint leaf in 4 squares of a large ice cube tray. Fill with water and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
- Put a mint ice cube in a rocks glass. Stir the whisky, Jägermeister, maple syrup and bitters in a shaker with ice; strain into the prepared glass.
