This month’s cocktail recipe is of course in honor of my brand new Southern-set release, ON THE VERGE OF I DO.  You can bet Kara & Eli & all of the Kincaids enjoy their fair share of these on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 

The Perfect Mint Julep

Ingredients:

2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups of water
sprigs of fresh mint
Kentucky Bourbon or Whiskey (high quality) (2 ounces per serving)

Directions:

Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight.
Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon of mint syrup and two ounces of Kentucky Bourbon or Whiskey.
Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

Sip slowly while sitting on the veranda enjoying ON THE VERGE OF I DO. :winkwink

Comments

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   Jessica Lemmon says:

   I love mint. Whiskey? Not so much. :sick

   My favorite summer drink is a mojito. It’s sweet and minty and perfect for sunshine sipping. For my bday (in June) a few years back, my husband made an entire pitcher and we sat on the patio and drank it. :drinkup

   On April 2, 2012 at 7:52 am

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     Heidi says:

     Okay, well, you are not allowed to sit on the verandah & sip *mojitos* for heaven’s sake! You’ll ruin the whole fiddle-dee-dee vibe! :runrun

     On April 2, 2012 at 10:44 pm

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       Jessica Lemmon says:

       :oops :rolf

       On April 3, 2012 at 5:02 am

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   Donna says:

   Even though I live in the south I’m not a big fan of the mint julep. I much prefer a peach bellini.

   On April 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm

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     Heidi says:

     Mmm, those sound good, too. Maybe we’ll have those next. :thumbsup

     On April 2, 2012 at 10:45 pm

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     Debra Key Newhouse says:

     I was born in Alabama, and I don’t like mint juleps either. Or Mojitos (which is confusing since I like all of the ingredients). But a peach bellini…. :heart

     Debra

     On April 3, 2012 at 2:45 pm

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   Debra Key Newhouse says:

   :jumping

   So happy for you! And thanks for the reminder….I just bought it for my kindle (aka as “my precious”). Hope to dig in this weekend. You are AWESOME!!

   MWAH!

   Debra

   On April 3, 2012 at 2:44 pm

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   Beth R. says:

   I was expecting Sex On the Beach.

   On April 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm