Saratoga Julep

Credit: c. 1839; revised for Skurnik Spirits

• 3 oz Neversink Apple Brandy
• .5 oz water
• .5 oz sugar
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 4-5 mint leaves

Delicately press several fresh mint leaves with sugar and water in a rocks glass or julep cup; add the bitters, then the Brandy; top with crushed ice and stir carefully; garnish with mint.