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1940s Kentucky Mint Julep

4 oz Bourbon
1 tsp powdered sugar
3 tablespoons water
12-16 fresh mint leaves
crushed ice

Put sprigs of mint in bowl, cover with powdered sugar and just enough water to dissolve sugar. Crush with wooden pestle. Place half of the crushed mint and liquid in the bottom of a 12 ounce tumbler. Half full with crushed ice. Add rest of mint liquid and finish filling with ice. pour in Bourbon until glass is brimming full and place in refrigerator for an hour or so. Serve with mint leaves dipped in powdered sugar.

From the book: Here's How Mixed Drinks compiled and edited by W. C. Whitfield (1941, Three Mountaineers, Inc.)