Pot Still Julep

This julep is a delicious alternative to the classic mint julep.  Utilizing the Pot Still Bourbon from Balcones showcases the character pot still distillation can impart!

Ingredients:

• ½ oz Demerara Gum Syrup
• 1 oz Balcones Pot Still Bourbon
• 1 oz cognac
• ½ oz Jamaican rum
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters
• 8 mint leaves

Instructions:

• Muddle 5-10 mint leaves with gum syrup in a julep cup
• Fill with crushed ice and add bourbon
• Stir until cold and frosty, then top with more crushed ice
• Smack a mint sprig between your hands to express its oils, then garnish 

Glass:

• julep cup
  

Garnish:

• mint sprig
  

Photo:

Connor Stehr