Chamomile Julep
A riff on the Mint Julep →
BuildJulep tin
Ingredients
- 2 oz
- ¼ ozsimple syrup
Garnish: mint bouquet
Preparation
- 1.
Put the rye and simple syrup in a julep tin.
- 2.
Fill the tin halfway with crushed ice.
- 3.
Stir with a teaspoon, churning the ice as you go, for about 10 seconds, holding the tin by the rim so the entire tin eventually frosts up.
- 4.
Add more crushed ice to fill the tin two-thirds full and stir until the tin is completely frosted.
- 5.
Add more ice to form a cone above the rim.
- 6.
Garnish with the mint bouquet in the center of the ice and serve with a straw.
Notes
Bartender's notes
I’d tasted a chamomile-infused grappa that I loved and decided to try the same thing with Old Overholt rye. The results blew my mind. I decided to show it off in its most naked form: a julep. It has since become one of our most-used infusions.
