Classic cocktail
Prescription Julep
An 1857 julep revived by David Wondrich. Cognac with a rye backbone, sweetened lightly and packed with mint and crushed ice.
- Glass
- Julep tin
- Method
- Build
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ingredients
- 5
Ingredients
- 1½ oz CognacMore Cognac cocktails
- ½ oz Rye Whiskey, high proof preferredMore Rye Whiskey cocktails
- 2 tsp Simple Syrup
- 2 dash Orange Bitters
- 8 leaves Mint Leaves, press gently in the syrup
Garnish: Mint sprig bouquet; orange peel expressed over the top
How to make it
- In a julep tin, gently press the mint leaves in the simple syrup.
- Add the cognac, rye, and orange bitters.
- Fill with crushed ice and stir until the tin frosts, then mound more ice on top.
- Garnish with a mint bouquet and express an orange peel over the top.
More you can make with these bottles
Using only what goes into a Prescription Julep, plus basics like citrus, sugar and soda.