Mint Julep II

Description
The Mint Julep is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail originating in the Southern United States. The word 'julep' is derived from the Persian 'julab' meaning rose water. There are a number of ways of making a mint julep. All are served over crushed ice in a julep glass with a narrow cocktail straw. It is correct to use the straw when drinking this cocktail.

Mint Julep from the Wikibooks Bartending Guide—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
 * Serves: 1

Ingredients

 * 1 tablespoons sugar syrup
 * mint
 * bourbon

Directions

 * 1) To make the sugar syrup, simply heat equal parts sugar and water, then cool.
 * 2) Add syrup and mint to a glass of crushed ice.
 * 3) Fill the glass with bourbon and serve.