Damn, Louis - the market's only been open for a half an hour, and you've got me wanting a julep so bad I can taste it. Where am I going to get mint in February?

FWIW, I have a similar recipe, only slightly less labor intensive:

Mint Juleps - Andrew's 2nd
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Stuff a quart jar full of mint leaves. Add a shot or two of your favorite brandy, and fill the rest of the way with your favorite bourbon or table whisk(e)y. Refrigerate for 5 days, turning the jar over once a day.

On the 6th day, pour 1/4" of sugar in the bottom of your julep cup, bruise two mint leaves into the sugar, fill with crushed ice, and strain the julep into the glass. Stick a sprig of mint in the ice, and enjoy. Straw optional.

My mother's family prepares their juleps very differently. They mix a shot of water, tablespoon of sugar, and the juice of an orange quarter together, bruise mint around the interior of the glass, layer a few mint leaves in the ice, along with a thin slice of orange , and pour bourbon over the mix.