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L Verge · (This post was last modified: 04-30-2015 03:46 PM by L Verge.)

(04-30-2015 12:28 PM)Rsmyth Wrote: What is the best recipe for mint julips? And which bourbon/rye?
BTW - for the holidays I was given a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle. I have not opened it yet!

Doesn't it have to be bourbon when you're talking Kentucky??

I am not an expert on mint juleps, but I think all of the juleps have the same ingredients -- simple syrup, bruised spearmint leaves, ice , and bourbon.

Here's an interesting history site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5_5e5BD5yw

There is also a reference in Death To Traitors (I think) about a Southern Maryland family being arrested by Union officers and transported to the Old Capitol Prison in D.C. En route, they supposedly stopped at Surratt's Tavern for refreshment, and the Surratts brought out mint juleps for the prisoners.

Somehow, I just can't envision anyone in the Surratt family or any bartender here knowing how to prepare a mint julep. I think its original purpose was as a morning drink also.