Stir it up: Orange Mint Beer Julep

Orange Mint Beer Julep

Will Locke, Highland Avenue, Hickory

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2 orange slices
5 mint leaves
½ ounce honey syrup
1 ½ ounces Seventeen Twelve Bourbon
American Honor Hop On n’ Ride IPA
1 mint sprig

Make honey syrup by heating and stirring equal parts honey and water until combined.In a beer snifter, muddle orange slice, mint leaves, and honey syrup. Add bourbon, then fill glass with cracked ice. Top with beer. Stir once, then garnish with an orange slice and a mint sprig.