Louisville Limeade

• 1 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 limes, cut into 8 wedges each, plus more wedges for garnish
• 24 mint sprigs, plus more for garnish
• Ice cubes
• 1 cup Rose's lime juice
• 3 cups bourbon
• Seltzer

1. In a small saucepan, simmer the water and sugar, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Transfer the sugar syrup to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
3. In a large pitcher, combine the sugar syrup with the 16 lime wedges and the 24 mint sprigs.
4. Using a wooden spoon, mash everything together.
5. Strain the syrup into a clean pitcher.
6. Fill a large cocktail shaker with ice.
7. Add half of the lime-mint syrup, 1/2 cup of Rose's lime juice and 1 1/2 cups of the bourbon and shake vigorously.
8. Fill 4 highball glasses with ice cubes.
9. Strain the limeade into the glasses and add a splash of seltzer to each drink.
10. Garnish with a lime wedge and a mint sprig.
11. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 4 more drinks.

water, sugar, mint sprigs, cubes, lime juice, bourbon, seltzer

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/louisville-limeade (may not work)