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#2 Mint Julep
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#2 Mint Julep
- Golden Syrup -- --Or -- Sugar Syrup 4 tablespoons
- Bourbon 3 cl
- Fresh Mint Leaves 4 -
Any Glass of your Choice
#2 mint julep is a popular Bourbon cocktail containing a combinations of Golden Syrup -- --Or -- Sugar Syrup,Bourbon,Fresh Mint Leaves .Served using Any Glass of your Choice#2 Mint Julep Ingredients
Golden Syrup -- --Or -- Sugar Syrup,Bourbon,Fresh Mint Leaves,
#2 Mint Julep Recipe
In a chilled glass (traditionally a sliver tumbler) place syrup and mint. Muddle the mint with a mortar until it becomes a paste then add bourbon. Fill glass with crushed ice. Decorate with a fresh sprig mint. One to a customer will do the trick.
Bourbon
American's don't need to be lectured on Bourbon, but still, let's put it in record like all other spirits. A Bourbon in American spirit is a barrel-aged distilled liquor made primarily from corn. The name might have been derived from the French Bourbon dynasty, or from Bourbon County in Kentucky, or Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both named after the French Dynasty.
Technically, most whiskey made in America are legally classified as Bourbon, although Bourbon is in spirit a Southern Whiskey with special connection to Kentucky. Note than although Tennessee Whiskey is classified as Bourbon, Tennessee distilleries do not prefer their whiskey to be unique and referred to as Tennessee Whiskey only.
Distilling came to Kentucky in the late 18rth Century with the Scots, Scot-Irish and other settlers including English, Welsh, German and French, and they brought with them their distilling techniques and ageing processes in charred oak barrels. The charring is what gives the Bourbon the brownish colour and distinctive taste.
To be a legal Bourbon, a whiskey has to meet the following criteria
- Produced in the United States and Territories (Puerto Rico) and the District of Columbia
- Made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn
- Aged in new, charred oak containers
- Distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume)
- Entered into the container for aging at no more than 125 proof (62.5% alcohol by volume)
- Bottled (like other whiskeys) at 80 proof or more (40% alcohol by volume)
Tennessee Whiskey meets all the requirements too, but they prefer keeping it distinct.Fresh Mint Leaves
Mints are aromatic, perrineal herbs that grow in Europe, Asia, Africa and America and since natural hybridisation of different Mint ( Mentha ) species are common, there are many hybrids and cultivars across the planet. Along with the mint, peppermint, spearmint and cornmint are known cultivars used regularly in condiments, foods and drinks. The fresh or dried mint leaf is the source of the mint flavour and aroma and is known to have several health benefits and has been used traditionally as a medicine for stomach ache, chest pain and headache, heartburn and diarrhea too. In drink making mint leaves or mint sprig is used as a garnish and is intended to provide that cool, menthol note to the nose, with spearmint being the most common mint in use a garnish.
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