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I’ve you’ve never made - or enjoyed - a mint julep before, be sure to check out this post, with lots of information from myself, and videos from the real experts.
In the bottom of a 10-12 oz glass (or a silver julep cup, if you’ve got one on hand) gently muddle together:
12 mint leaves
¼-½ oz simple syrup
Add to this mixture:
2 oz bourbon
Stir to combine ingredients, and fill glass with finely crushed ice. Garnish with the prettiest mint sprig you have, and serve.
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About Me
My name is Jeff Morgenthaler and I'm the head bartender at Bel Ami in Eugene, Oregon.
I'm 36, I've been tending bar for 12 years and writing about it for 5. Mixing drinks has become something of a passion for me in recent years, and I strive to elevate the experience of having a drink from something mundane to something more culinary.
The writing I do here is intended as a work in progress. My recipes are like my opinions: they are constantly being revised and refined as I work them through my mind and my fingers. Comments and participation are encouraged, so please don't feel the need to tread lightly here.
27 Nov 2007 at 7:22 am 1. Nonjatta
The Dewars Repeal Day campaign is all over the Onion today.
30 Nov 2007 at 12:54 am 2. anita
Our entry will be up Friday morning: http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/11/30/dotw-ampersand
01 Dec 2007 at 11:10 pm 3. Shawn
I’m in…I will post tomorrow or Monday…I just need to test the recipe first. Thanks for hosting.
02 Dec 2007 at 1:37 pm 4. Scomorokh
Jeffrey! Repeal Day is great idea!
My entry is
http://www.scienceofdrink.com/2007/12/03/angels-tit/
02 Dec 2007 at 6:38 pm 5. Chip and Andy
I offer the following link for Mixology Monday
http://chipandandy.blogspot.com/2007/11/just-cocktails.html#links
And the drink would be the Maidens Kiss.
02 Dec 2007 at 7:23 pm 6. Marshall
My entry is up:
http://community.livejournal.com/scofflaws_den/11439.html
Cheers!
Marshall
02 Dec 2007 at 7:37 pm 7. Shawn
Here’s the post. Thanks!
http://rejiggeredcocktails.blogspot.com/2007/12/mixology-monday-snowbird-rum-runner.html
02 Dec 2007 at 9:14 pm 8. Dinah
Here’s a nice 100 year old one that appears to be forgotten: Ruby Cocktail
http://www.metagrrrl.com/metagrrrl/2007/12/mixology-monday.html
03 Dec 2007 at 4:59 am 9. Sseamus
http://bunnyhugs.org/?p=383
A pisco punch recipe and a bit of a write up. . .
03 Dec 2007 at 8:31 am 10. Christian
and here is my one ; just some words about prohibition…
http://cocktailwelt.blogspot.com/2007/12/mixology-monday-repeal-day.html
greatings from germany and enjoy the bijou-cocktail
03 Dec 2007 at 8:45 am 11. Robert Heugel
I got carried away writing about the use of eggs in cocktails.
http://explorethepour.blogspot.com/2007/12/treatise-on-egg-in-cocktails.html
03 Dec 2007 at 10:23 am 12. Craig Hermann
I went green with the “Everybody’s Irish American” cocktail.
Cheers!
03 Dec 2007 at 11:44 am 13. SeanMike
I went ahead and put up my post (though it will be tweaked a bit later to confirm recipes):
http://community.livejournal.com/scofflaws_den/11578.html
I went with the Scoff Law and the Jack Rose, with a Vesper as a chaser.
03 Dec 2007 at 2:22 pm 14. Chuck
Here’s mine!
http://www.gumbopages.com/looka/archive/2007-12.html#3
03 Dec 2007 at 2:39 pm 15. Blair, aka Trader Tiki
Portland, OR. Prohibition, and the Monkey Gland.
03 Dec 2007 at 3:44 pm 16. Dood (Matt R.)
I knew I submitted this the wrong way. Well, mine is up at http://www.rumdood.com/archive/2007/12/03/mixology-monday-repeal-day–the-rum-runners.aspx