Cocktails

Sparkling Cherry Julep [Cocktail Recipe]

May 1, 2017 | Whisky Advocate

Add some bubbly pop to your Julep with this variation from LouVino in Louisville, Kentucky.

INGREDIENTS

1¼ oz. Old Forester bourbon
½ oz. Luxardo maraschino liqueur
1 teaspoon demerara sugar
1 oz. Primaterra prosecco
6 sprigs of mint, plus more for garnish

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail tin, muddle sugar with 6 mint sprigs. Add ice, bourbon, and liqueur and stir gentley. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass with an ice ball or crushed ice, and top with Prosecco. Garnish with remaining mint.

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