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Chocolate mint julep in a copper mint julep cup garnished with mint, thin mint cookie and chocolate mint candy

Chocolate Mint Julep

Picture of Heather Wibbels, Cocktail Contessa, pouring a cocktailHeather Wibbels
Your Kentucky Derby Mint Julep recipe is here. Celebrate all things Derby with this fast and easy Chocolate Mint Julep featuring bourbon, chocolate whiskey, and chocolate bitters. It’s a trifecta of perfect flavors for any day at the track.
5 from 9 votes
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Course Drinks
Cuisine Bourbon Cocktail
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 7 large mint leaves
  • ½ oz Ballotin chocolate whiskey or creme de cacao
  • 2 dashes chocolate bitters
  • Garnish: mint sprig, chocolate mint cookie or candies

Instructions
 

  • Run 1 large mint leaf along the inside of a julep cup and its rim. Combine chocolate whiskey or creme de cacao, mint leaves, and bitters in the bottom of a julep cup and muddle lightly. Add bourbon and fill with crushed ice. Stir once or twice, top off the cup with more crushed ice and add a fresh sprig of mint next to the straw and a chocolate mint cookie.
Keyword bourbon cocktail, chocolate, chocolate bitters, derby day, kentucky derby, mint, mint julep,
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