Mint Julep?

[Belletrist]

The Old Fashioned is a classic. And we drink plenty of 'em in VA... no need to go to Wisconsin, lol.

Nil, a Julep has bourbon vs. rum, & no lime. Just mint, sugar, bourbon.

Man, that bottle of Maker's Mark is looking better and better...

 

[wader2k]

Had a sample of the Mint Julip the other day......and it is spot on Bourbon with Mint. The Bourbon was so real I got dizzy and had to sit down!

 

[Joe Camel]

The Old Fashioned is a classic. And we drink plenty of 'em in VA... no need to go to Wisconsin, lol.

Nil, a Julep has bourbon vs. rum, & no lime. Just mint, sugar, bourbon.

Man, that bottle of Maker's Mark is looking better and better...

Old Fashioned; Classic

 

[jjandbjvapr]

UMMM.....Yummy is what they are!!! Being from Ky. and going to the Derby my whole life, here they are as common as bottled water, especially at Derby time!!!

 

[aubergine]

My people on Daddy's side approximate a ten generation Faulknerian novel down in South Carolina. They'll argue until 2 AM on the finer points of a TRUE julep. And a true julep is a divine thing.
They say that my Aunt Hattie was the only one could really do it right, and she could also shoot a fly off a fence at 500 yards. They lie something awful, also.

But you don't want to be gay down there, which is why Daddy became an inside-the- beltway lawyer, which is another wrongheaded thing to do. Inside-the-beltway lawyers mostly drank martinis, unless gay, in which case they tried to teach the Georgetown bartenders to make true juleps. And retired early, and devoted the rest of their lives to Bach. Well, Daddy did. Bourbon'll see you through most anything.

But the only liquor I'll vape is rum, because rum is candy.

 

[Belletrist]

Between Joe & aubergine I haven't laughed this hard in a week.

The first appearance of a mint julep in print came in a book by John Davis published in London in 1803, where it was described as "a dram of spirituous liquor that has mint steeped in it, taken by Virginians of a morning."

It's 11:37 here in Virginia as I type this... I got 23 more julep drinkin' minutes to go. Then I'll switch to Old-Fashioneds.

 

[Joe Camel]

Old fashioned with the orange slice and NO soda water is the version I prefer

 

[jdvorr]

Sounds like a Mint Mojito? No?

I think the Mojito is a rum drink.

 

[gregsgirl71]

I am curious, has anyone tried this yet? Thoughts if you have....

 

[Mary Kay]

Omg! Omg! By Kimmy has posted about Banana's Foster

 

[Vap Khymyst]

The previous recipe looks great.. just remember to crush the mint leaves.
Below find my RFD*
I had on Wednesday after grass mowing and several while watching the Derby Yesterday.
BTW I lived in Kentucky for a few years and when I went to the derby in 2001 they made the Mint Juleps using a bottled mix. And I wasn't in the cheap seats either, maybe volume is a problem when you have 150, 000 to serve


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***** Mint Juleps *****
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Categories: beverages

Number of Servings: 2
Fat grams per serving: Who Cares Approx. Cook Time:
Cholesterol per serving: Some Marks: P

INGREDIENTS ------------------------------------------------------------

1 5/8 Tbsp sugar
2 3/4 Tbsp water
1 1/2 mint fresh sprigs; finely chopped
3/4 cup bourbon
Jim Beam DO NOT USE THE CHEAP STUFF!!
shaved ice
2 mint sprigs fresh

DIRECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------

Combine first 4 ingredients in a glass container; stir until sugar is
dissolved. Cover and let stand 4 to 6 hours.

Strain mixture into a large pitcher, discarding chopped mint. To
serve, fill glasses with shaved ice( beat it up in a zip lock); add bourbon mixture, and garnish with mint sprigs.
Source: Southern Living

I usually top with one or two stemmed maraschino cherries and sometimes a tablespoon of cherry juice sneaks into the bottom of the glass before the crushed ice flies in.

*Recipe For Dummies

Now should I try the juice?

 

[leaford]

You know, I really missed the boat on the sticker color for the Mint Julep.

Mary Kay suggested silver to match the silver cups true mint juleps are served in. And that would have been fabulous.

I chose a brownish green to match the color of the drink (or at least some versions of it, since I saw a lot of variations in the images I googled). But it didn't even turn out with the brownish tint I picked out, coming out too similar IMO to our other mints.

I'm really starting to hate chinese printers.

 

[empnero]

mmmmm I love mint juleps on a hot summer day. I think I'm gonna have to order these

Vap Khymyst, my only problem with the recipe is it saying to use Jim Beam, not the cheap stuff... Jim is the cheap stuff. you want a really good bourbon go for Knob Creek which is Jim Beam's better stuff, or go for Makers Mark. Jim is for a bbq spritz when I've got leaner meat on the smoker, usually use it with some apple juice for ribs and brisket flats, the others bourbons are are the ones I'm drinking while I'm 'cueing

 

[Vap Khymyst]

I agree whole heartedly.
Actually Woodford Reserve is the official Bourbon of the (Kentucky) Derby and is made at a distillery founded by a distant relative with my name!! Alas no free samples,XXX.

8-o​

and no Jack Daniels is NOT Bourbon

 

[empnero]

Ok now a trip to the liquor store is in order for Woodford Reserve. Have you tried pulling the relative card?

And yea I've had to explain jack to too many people, they just don't get it.

 

[pianoguy]

My last encounter with mint juleps involved projectile vomiting. I vowed to keep at least 500 paces from them from then on.

 

[rubberdux13]

My last encounter with mint juleps involved projectile vomiting. I vowed to keep at least 500 paces from them from then on.

Reminds me of my last mint julep "experience." My friend was hosting a large party/bbq and I went early in the morning to help prepare dishes and set-up. She had a few large pitchers of julep that had been steeping in the fridge overnight. Throughout the morning she would check the pitchers.... and say "taste this, do you think it's ready?" then add simple syrup or mint... "what about this? is that enough?" By the time the first people arrived, I could barely stand.

 

[njric71]

I got some specifically to vape on Kentucky derby day. To me it tastes like a blend of the whiskey flavor with a little mint added in. All in all not a bad flavor, but will probably be a seasonal thing for me.