Antebellum Mint Julep

Name: Antebellum Mint Julep
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1
Ingredients: 2 tsp. superfine sugar; 6 mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish; 2 oz. cognac, such as Martell Cordon Bleu

Serves
makes 1

MICHAEL KRAUS

Before the Civil War made foreign products hard to come by in the South, French cognac was the preferred liquor in a mint julep. This recipe first appeared in the 2012 SAVEUR 100, with the article Cognac Cocktails.

Ingredients

2 tsp. superfine sugar
6 mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
2 oz. cognac, such as Martell Cordon Bleu

Instructions

Step 1

Stir sugar and 1 tbsp. water in a highball glass or silver julep cup until sugar dissolves. Add mint leaves; gently crush with a spoon. Fill glass with cracked ice and pour in cognac; stir until chilled, about 15 seconds. Fill glass with more ice; garnish with mint sprigs and two straws.