Mint Julep (Genever)

2 oz Genever
1 T Simple syrup
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Lightly muddle mint in the syrup, fill glass with crushed ice, pour genever over the top, stir.

History

Apparently this was popular in the 19th century, though these days the mint julep is only done with bourbon.

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Reference

Wikipedia entry on Mint Julep, double checked on cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com.

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