If you make it with an 80 proof whiskey it should weigh in somewhere around 28 percent abv 56 proof. Fresh mint leaves and a good bottle of bourbon are the key ingredients to this classic mint julep. The mint julep has a pleasant taste but it includes a long shot of bourbon and little else to knock down its alcohol content. But this refresher composed of bourbon sugar mint and crushed ice shouldn t be reserved for only one day a year. What is a mint julep.
As a bourbon based cocktail it is associated with the american south and the cuisine of the southern united states in general and the kentucky derby in particular. If you make it with an 80 proof whiskey it should weigh in somewhere around 28 percent abv 56 proof.
