Ingredients

• 4 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 4 ounces simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves; cooled)
• 4 to 5 fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
• 6 ounces whiskey (recommended: Jack Daniels Black)
• Crushed ice
• Sparkling water

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Instructions

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2. In a cocktail shaker combine the lemon juice, simple syrup, mint and crushed ice, and shake vigorously. Add the whiskey and shake briefly to blend. Pour into a highball glass and top with sparkling water, adding more ice as needed.