Mint Julep - cooking recipe

Ingredients

fresh mint leaves
1 tsp. sugar
ice
1 to 2 jiggers bourbon
water
lemon peel (optional)

Preparation

In a tall, heavy glass, muddle a few mint leaves with sugar. (To muddle, use muddler or long handle teaspoon to crush and bruise mint leaves against grains of sugar.)
If preparing many drinks, refrigerate them now.
Just before serving, fill glass with ice. Add bourbon to taste and fill the rest of the glass with water. Pass the lemon peel around the glass rim; then put in glass.
Stir and serve with spring of mint.