A Mint Julep Recipe With Scotch, Gin Or Your Spirit Of Choice
Mint Juleps are made with bourbon these days, but they used to be made with gin. How about substituting your favorite spirit in the classic recipe?
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Mint Julep Day
While mint juleps are associated more with the recent Kentucky Derby than Memorial Day, today is National Mint Julep Day. “Julep” is a Middle English term for a sweet drink, derived sometime between 1350 and 1400 C.E. from the Arabic gulab (pronounced julab), which refers to rose petals steeped in water. The mint julep originated…
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