Mint Julep Cocktail Recipe

Name: Mint Julep Cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon; 0.25 oz Simple Syrup; 15 piece Mint

Originated in the Southern U.S. in the early 1800s, associated with the Kentucky Derby since 1938.

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon
0.25 oz Simple Syrup
15 piece Mint

Method for creating a Mint Julep cocktail

Muddle mint with sugar and bourbon, add crushed ice, stir, garnish with mint

Garnish

Mint sprig

Glassware

Highball

Ice

Pebble Ice / Crushed Ice

Nutrition Information for Mint Julep

Calories: There are 155 kcal in Mint Julep
ABV: Mint Julep has an ABV of 36%

Calorie Breakdown for Mint Julep

Ingredient	Dose	Cal/oz	Calories
Bourbon	2 oz	70 cal/oz	140 kcal
Simple Syrup	0.25 oz	60 cal/oz	15 kcal
Total			155 kcal

ABV Breakdown for Mint Julep

Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.

Ingredient	Dose	ABV%	Alcohol (ml)
Bourbon	2 oz	40%	24.0 ml
Total alcohol			24.0 ml
Cocktail size			67 ml
ABV = 24 / 67 × 100			36%