Ingredients

The following ingredients have 1 Servings
  • 10 mint leaves
  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 lemon ( cut into two pieces)
  • 2 ounces bourbon whiskey
  • cocktail shaker
  • muddler
  • rocks glass

Instruction

  • Grab your shaker, muddler (or use the back of a wooden spoon) and a rocks glass
  • Add mint and simple syrup in shaker
  • Hand squeeze the lemon quarters into the shaker and drop the rinds in as well
  • With a muddler, or the back of a wooden spoon, muddle the mint, syrup and lemons until the mint is very fragrant
  • Fish the lemons out of the shaker along with any seeds, set aside
  • Add bourbon and 5 - 8 ice cubes
  • Cap shaker and shake away
  • Pour contents, including ice into the rocks glass
  • Add a lemon quarter (or both, according to your taste)
  • Place stirrer in cocktail
  • Sip
  • Smile
  • Enjoy