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Mint Apple Julep

Mint Apple Tops

Mint Apple Tops

Mint Apple Tops feature attractive green leaves with a soft texture and delightful apple and mint flavors. Perfect for topping desserts, meat, and seafood entrées, they also make a refreshing addition to appletinis or apple mojitos, adding a unique and flavorful touch to both sweet and savory dishes.

Mint Apple Julep

Ingredients

  • Mint Apple Tops
  • 1 oz Spiced Apple Syrup*
  • 2 oz Bourbon

 

*Spiced Apple Syrup Recipe

  • 1 cup Fresh Apple, Diced
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 Whole Cloves
  • 3/4 cup Sugar

Method

  1. Combine apple, water, cinnamon and cloves in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Lower heat to a simmer and let cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer.
  4. Return liquid back to saucepan and add sugar. Bring the mixture back to a boil, mixing occasionally until sugar is dissolved.
  5. Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 1 month.

Method

  1. Add simple syrup and fresh Mint Apple Tops to a rocks glass and muddle gently to release the oils of the mint.
  2. Add bourbon and fill half way with pebble ice. Mix gently to combine.
  3. Top rest of glass with pebble ice and garnish with a few sprigs of Mint Apple Tops.