How to Make a Mint Julep | Cocktail Recipes | How to Party with Tyler Hollinger
Channel: How to Party
Date: 30/04/2020

Ahhhh, the classic Mint Julep!

Story:
The bourbon cocktail traveled west to Kentucky from Virginia, where it was once made with spirits like rum and brandy. It's been whispered that the drink, traditionally made with sugar syrup and mint, was once cherished for its medicinal properties and was used by farmers for a jolt akin to coffee before they took the fields in the morning. 

The Mint Julep as we now know it became the official drink of the Kentucky Derby in 1938. By then, Kentucky bourbon, distilled far from the sugar-rich Caribbean, had replaced its more saccharine cousins as the main spirit in the cocktail.

Mint Juleps were served in pewter Julep Cups with crushed or shaved ice for a specific reason: The purpose of the cups isn't immediately clear to most drinkers because they are holding them wrong. Julep Cups should only be held by the top or the bottom so that the crushed ice inside them can create a frost on the outside.With the bourbon, ice, and Julep Cups in mind, there is also the Julep part of the equation: The word “julep” derives from the ancient Persian gulab, used to denote a sort of sweetened rosewater (if you’ve ever had gulab jamun at an Indian restaurant, it’s made with just such a syrup).

--Adam Chandler
The Atlantic
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Recipe:
*Julep Cup
*Wipe cup with mint 
*Cocktail and Sons Lemon/Mint Verbena Syrup
*3-4 sprigs of mint. Muddled with the syrup
*dash angostura bitters
*3oz Maker's Mark Bourbon
*Crushed Ice
*Swizzle
*Dome more crushed ice.
*Garnish with a whole lot of Mint.
*Dash mint bitters
*Straw
*Speak In a southern accent.
*Enjoy!
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