Disneyland Resort Green Tea Mint Julep Recipe

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GREEN TEA BERRY MINT JULEP

Serves 1

Ingredients 

MINT-INFUSED SIMPLE SYRUP

3/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

GREEN TEA BERRY MINT JULEP

5 ounces water

1 green tea bag

1 ounce blackberry purée

1 1/2 ounces raspberry syrup

1/2 ounce reserved mint-infused simple syrup

1 ounce lime juice

Fresh berries

Mint leaves

Mint Julep Bar

Instructions

FOR MINT-INFUSED SIMPLE SYRUP:

  1. Wash and chop mint leaves.
  2. Bring sugar, water, and mint leaves to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  3. Simmer for 2 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing hard on leaves.
  4. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

FOR GREEN TEA BERRY MINT JULEP:

  1. Bring water to a boil, then cool for 1 minute. Pour into a heat-proof container.
  2. Add tea bag and steep for 2 to 3 minutes; remove tea bag and cool tea.
  3. Combine cooled tea in a shaker with blackberry purée, raspberry syrup, mint-infused simple syrup, and lime juice. Shake and strain over ice into a tall glass.
  4. Garnish with fresh berries and mint.

For a frozen version of this drink, pour into a blender with ice. You can also turn this into a cocktail if you’re over the age of 21 and add 1 1/4 ounces of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.