![]() Muddle gently Avoid over-muddling or using too much force. Add crushed ice and light stir to combine ingredients. In a sauce pan, dissolve a 1:1 ratio of sugar and water together over medium heat and cool. Making a classic julep has never been easier with this just-add-ice premium bottled mint julep. Gently muddle the ingredients, and add in the whiskey. ![]() In a medium sauce pan, over medium high heat, add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup water, and all but one sprig of mint. In a highball glass, combine mint, pineapple syrup, and lime juice. What you’ll need to make Two Passion Fruit mocktails’ Add 1 cup of the simple syrup to the bourbon. How To Make A Disneyland Passion Fruit Mint Julep To prepare mint julep mixture, pour 3 1/2 cups of bourbon into a large glass bowl or glass pitcher. Just a few simple ingredients and you have a fantastic drink. Recreating this “mocktail” was super fun! (Especially the taste testing! I love my job!) Twists were added to make this my own, humbly…I think my version is better. It was so invigorating and was just the “pick-me-up” I needed that afternoon. I, however, loved the hints of mint with lime and passion fruit. My husband wasn’t a huge fan of the Disney version. Drizzle remaining simple syrup on top and garnish with mint sprig lightly dusted with sugar, if desired. Put the mint leaves in a cocktail glass and add in the simple syrup. Loosely pack glass with finely crushed ice, then add bourbon. How to Make a Mint Julep Muddle The Mint. With the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavor. Place mint and ounce simple syrup in julep cup or 8- to 10-ounce old-fashioned glass and gently crush leaves with a wooden muddler, working them up sides of glass. I’ll admit that Mint Juleps are not for everyone. Put the mint leaves and the syrup in the bottom of a tall glass. ![]() ![]() Bourbon became the preferred spirit only after the Civil War, when the South was impoverished and, thanks to phylloxera, brandy had all but disappeared.I had never, ever, had a Mint Julep! Since they are traditionally made with alcohol, creme de mint to be exact, and this is a “dry” nest…stands to reason how I’ve hit this ripe old age without joining in the “Julep-ee”. (Who else could afford silver tins and a coveted block of ice used simply for crushing?) The drink spread throughout the South during the first half of the 19 th century, eventually becoming the “Coca-Cola of its time,” as William Grimes calls it in his Straight Up or On the Rocks. 1 ounce mint simple syrup Sprig of fresh mint Crushed ice Directions Pour Woodford Reserve and simple syrup over crushed ice. 2 Add the bourbon to the glass, then fill with crushed ice. Using a wooden muddler, gently muddle to release the aromas and flavor of the mint leaves, about 20 seconds. In Julep Stainless Steel Cup gently muddle the mint with sugar and water. 1 Remove the leaves from one sprig of mint and place in a mint julep cup or rocks glass with the simple syrup. The exact origins and recipe have no doubt inspired countless dissertation, but, in short, it most likely originated in Virginia in the late 1700s when it was considered an aristocratic drink. 4 fresh Mint sprigs 1 tsp Powdered Sugar 2 tsp Water. Skip over the trappings though, and you’ll find an all-American drink with roots dating back to 18 th century. Essentially sweetened bourbon over ice with some mint for aromatics, the drink is one of the more powerful cocktails to be associated with contemporary day drinking-the association, of course, owing much to the Kentucky Derby, where 120,000 juleps are said to be sold every year. When done up properly, the Mint Julep can be a fussy drink-all crushed ice and fancy silver cup-which is exactly why it might be surprising that it packs such a punch.
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