Instructions
Pour simple syrup intop julep tin, fill with crushed ice. Slip the mint sprigs (Kentucky Colonel preferred) against the side and pack the cup to the brim with ice. Fill the cup, which already appears full, with bourbon, the older the better. Grate some nutmeg over the top and settle down for "a half hour of cumulative bliss."
Notes
Borrowed from Walker Percy's essay, "Bourbon."