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Tag Archives: mint julep
Got Mint? Make Juleps!
When your garden is overrun with mint, it’s time to think beyond garnishes for fruit salads. I muddled my way through mojitos and decided to make another classic, the mint julep.
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, History, memoir
Tagged Atlanta, bourbon, Georgia, Junior League, mint, mint julep, Richmond, sugar, Virginia
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‘Derby Fever’ Cure: A Mint Julep
Though the mint julep was once described as “a dram of spirituous liquor that has mint in it, taken by Virginians in the morning,” it became a signature drink of the Kentucky Derby in 1938, when it was served in souvenir glasses
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, history, memoir
Tagged 1980s, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, mint, mint julep, Southern Heritage Celebrations
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