Moonlight-and-magnolia myths aside, this is one of the world's great libations.
Ingredients 6 mint leaves
2 teaspoons sugar syrup
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) bourbon Preparation Fill an 8- to 10-ounce glass with crushed ice (1 cup).
Add mint, syrup, and bourbon and bruise mint with back of a spoon.