Place 11 freshly picked mint leaves and 1 tablespoon of simple syrup in the bottom of a silver julep cup, and gently muddle to extract the oil from the mint leaves, taking care not to macerate the leaves. Pour a small amount of Knob Creek (or other) bourbon into the cup, and swirl to dissolve the syrup. Next, crush a few cups of ice, and discard the very small and very large pieces, leaving pieces approximately 1-2 cm in diameter. Fill the julep cup with this ice, and pour in bourbon to the top (3-4 oz). Taking care not to touch the frosted sides of the cup, agitate with a spoon to bring some syrup and mint to the top and to chill the mixture. Garnish with a sprig of freshly picked mint.
For more information, see The Libation Bearers.
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