Ingredients

• 1 1"-piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
• 1 whole cardamom pod, cracked
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 ripe peaches, peeled, sliced
• 8 sprigs mint plus more for garnish
• 8 ounces bourbon
• 4 ounces fresh lemon juice
• 12 ounces ginger beer

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Instructions

1. Bring ginger, cardamom, sugar, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool, then strain into a jar. Cover and chill.
2. For assembly: For each cocktail, muddle 1/4 of peach slices and 2 mint sprigs in a julep cup or double Old Fashioned glass; add 2 ounces bourbon, 1 ounce lemon juice, and 1/2 ounces ginger syrup. Fill glass with crushed ice and add 2-3 ounces ginger beer. Garnish with a mint sprig.
3. For each cocktail, muddle 1/4 of peach slices and 2 mint sprigs in a julep cup or double Old Fashioned glass; add 2 ounces bourbon, 1 ounce lemon juice, and 1/2 ounces ginger syrup. Fill glass with crushed ice and add 2-3 ounces ginger beer. Garnish with a mint sprig.