Watermelon Mint Julep - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -5 cups seedless watermelon, diced
1/2 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
crushed ice
fresh mint sprig

Preparation

Combine watermelon, bourbon, mint leaves, sugar and lime juice in a bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
Mash the melon mixture with a potato masher; press mixture through a fine sieve into a pitcher; discard solids.
Fill 4 (4 oz.) tumblers with crushed ice; top with watermelon mixture.
Garnish with mint sprigs.