Peabody Mint Julep

Name: Peabody Mint Julep
Yield: serves a crowd
Ingredients: 1/3 cup water; 2/3 cup sugar, plus more for garnish; 2 bunches fresh mint leaves, roughly torn and bruised, plus additional sprigs for garnish; One 750ml bottle Maker’s Mark whiskey

December 9, 2011

The grand lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis is called “the living room of the South,” for good reason. It’s the best spot in town to sink into a comfy lounge chair, sip a cocktail, and watch people, or the occasional parade of ducks, come and go. Their bracing mint julep is justifiably famous.

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