Simple Mint Julep - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon white sugar
5 fresh mint leaves, or to taste
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger bourbon, or more to taste
4 ice cubes, or as desired

Preparation

Place a tall glass in the freezer until frosted.
Mix water and sugar together in the frosted glass until sugar is dissolved. Twist mint leaves to release the scent and flavor from each leaf; add to glass. Fill glass 1/4-full with bourbon; add ice. Garnish glass with a mint leaf.