Brandy Julep

Ingredients

• 2.5 oz Cognac
• 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
• 8 Mint Leaves
• Mint sprig · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Gently muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup in a julep cup.

2. 2

   Add the cognac and fill the cup with crushed ice.

3. 3

   Stir until the outside of the cup frosts.

4. 4

   Top with more crushed ice and garnish with a large mint sprig.

The Story

Before bourbon took over the mint julep, brandy was one of the spirits most often used for it, and many nineteenth-century writers preferred the brandy version. Cognac gives the drink a fruitier, rounder profile than whiskey, with a smoother finish.