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1940s Mint Julep

3 oz bourbon
 splash rum
1 tsp fine granulated sugar
 splash soda water
10-12 fresh mint leaves
 finely crushed ice

Fill a collins glass with finely cracked ice and place aside. Strip leaves from two twigs of mint. Muddle leaves with 1 teaspoon fine granulated sugar. Add a splash of soda water and 3 ounces burbon. Stir and strain into prepared glass ove ice. Work a long handled spoon up and down in the mixture until the outside of the glass begins to frost. Top with a splash of rum, two leaves of mint and a cherry.

From the book: The Standard Cocktail Guide by Crosby Gaige (1944, M. Barrows & Co.)