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2 cups sugar <br />
2 cups water <br />
Sprigs of fresh mint <br />
Crushed ice <br />
Early Times Kentucky Whisky <br />
Silver Julep Cups <br />
Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.