Mint Julep

I've been drinking mint juleps every night in the past week using the recipe from Joy the Baker because last Sunday was the Kentucky Derby. Yesterday, i improvised it a little bit by using both basil and mint leaves.


Ingredients:
10 basil leaves
10 mint leaves
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
bourbon
sparkling water (or filtered water)

Directions:

• Muddle the leaves and sugar using 1 tablespoon of bourbon until leaves are bruised and the sugar is dissolved
• Fill the cup with ice cubes
• Pour in the bourbon to 1/3 (or 1/2 if you want stronger) of the glass
• Top with the sparkling or filtered water
• Garnish with fresh mint leaves