Kentucky Derby Cocktails: Early Times Mint Julep

Serve this Mint Julep to refresh guests.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• Sprigs of fresh mint
• Crushed ice
• Early Times Kentucky Whisky
• Silver Julep Cups

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 mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky.
• Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.