sparkling lemon mint juleps
a sweet, aromatic and refreshing summer cocktail with mint syrup and fresh lemon juice.
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- 2 1/4 oz fresh mint three large handfuls
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 - 1 cup sugar
 - 1 cup water
 - 1 cup chilled fresh lemon juice
 - 1 cup chilled bourbon
 - 5 cups chilled club soda
 - crushed ice for serving
 - saucepan
 - fine mesh strainer
 - pitcher
 - mint julep cups

- this recipe makes enough to fill 8 mint julep cups or 1 pitcher.
 - set aside 1/3 of the mint leaves.
 - take the remaining 2/3 of the leaves 1.
 - 5 ounces and roughly chop.
 - you should end up with around 2 cups chopped mint.
 - place in a saucepan along with the sugar and water.
 - whisk over medium heat and bring to a simmer, dissolving the sugar.
 - let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
 - let the mint steep in the liquid until it returns to room temperature.
 - strain the mint liquid into a pitcher and chill.
 - when ready to serve add the remaining mint sprigs to the pitcher, reserving 8 sprigs for garnishing the cups.
 - stir in lemon juice and bourbon.
 - fill 8 chilled mint julep cups with crushed ice.
 - pour a little over 1/3 cup of the mint lemon bourbon mixture into each cup.
 - top off the cups with club soda about 2/3 cup each and garnish each with a sprig of fresh mint.
 - topping off the cups individually in this way will help the club soda retain its refreshing sparkle.
 - alternatively, if you would rather not deal with making each drink separately, fill the pitcher with ice and fresh mint, then top off the pitcher with the club soda just before serving.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 2 1/4 oz fresh mint three large handfuls
- 
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup chilled fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup chilled bourbon
- 5 cups chilled club soda
- crushed ice for serving
- saucepan
- fine mesh strainer
- pitcher
- mint julep cups

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 2 1/4 oz fresh mint three large handfuls
- 
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup chilled fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup chilled bourbon
- 5 cups chilled club soda
- crushed ice for serving
- saucepan
- fine mesh strainer
- pitcher
- mint julep cups


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- this recipe makes enough to fill 8 mint julep cups or 1 pitcher.
- set aside 1/3 of the mint leaves.
- take the remaining 2/3 of the leaves 1.
- 5 ounces and roughly chop.
- you should end up with around 2 cups chopped mint.
- place in a saucepan along with the sugar and water.
- whisk over medium heat and bring to a simmer, dissolving the sugar.
- let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
- let the mint steep in the liquid until it returns to room temperature.
- strain the mint liquid into a pitcher and chill.
- when ready to serve add the remaining mint sprigs to the pitcher, reserving 8 sprigs for garnishing the cups.
- stir in lemon juice and bourbon.
- fill 8 chilled mint julep cups with crushed ice.
- pour a little over 1/3 cup of the mint lemon bourbon mixture into each cup.
- top off the cups with club soda about 2/3 cup each and garnish each with a sprig of fresh mint.
- topping off the cups individually in this way will help the club soda retain its refreshing sparkle.
- alternatively, if you would rather not deal with making each drink separately, fill the pitcher with ice and fresh mint, then top off the pitcher with the club soda just before serving.
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