Mint Julep - Party-Size

Name: Mint Julep - Party-Size
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 65
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 cups white sugar; 4 cups fresh mint leaves, packed - divided; 3 (1.5 liter) bottles Kentucky whiskey; 5 pounds ice cubes, or as needed; 6 cups ice water, or as needed

⏱️ Ready in 20 min 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 5 min 👥 65 servings 👁️ 30 views

We host a Kentucky Derby Party every year, and have for 10 years. When each guest arrives they are given a real Churchill Downs commemorative mint julep glass to which they then add a self-stick name tag on which they print their name. This serves as their glass, name tag, and souvenir of the party. Many still have one from each year of the party as Churchill Downs produces a new one each year!!!

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 5 min

Serves 65

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

3 cups water

3 cups white sugar

4 cups fresh mint leaves, packed - divided

3 (1.5 liter) bottles Kentucky whiskey

5 pounds ice cubes, or as needed

6 cups ice water, or as needed

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 65

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 3mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 9.4g 3%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Total Sugars 9.2g

Protein 0g 0%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan and stir in sugar until dissolved.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and boil the syrup until it becomes clear, about 2 minutes.

Remove from heat.

Stir 1 cup mint leaves into the simple syrup and allow to cool thoroughly.

Pour syrup and mint leaves into a container with a lid.

Mix in 1 more cup mint leaves, cover, and refrigerate mint syrup at least 4 hours or overnight.

Pour whiskey and chilled mint syrup into a large cooler or drink dispenser.

To serve, fill 10-ounce glasses with ice and dispense 2 to 4 ounces mint julep mixture into each glass.

Top with ice water and 1 or 2 mint leaves per cocktail and stir.