Years ago I was at a bar and decided I'd 'finally' try a Mint Julep. I always had the idea in my head of "olde southern ladies being refreshed in the hot afternoons". (This was in Georgia, btw.) I did not inquire about or look up the ingredients prior to this spur of the moment order. The drink was delivered, I took a sip and fire erupted in my esophagus. People laughed. (Ok, not really fire, but people did laugh at my reaction.) It was basically bourbon poured over crushed mint with ice. I think I would like this version better and makes more sense - especially you stating "on a really hot day that would go down really nicely."
Glen, question for you regarding the history of the mint julep: I've heard that the old way was to let the spirit and sugar and mint sit for several hours (batch in the morning, drink in the afternoon), which is supposed to have helped infuse the spirit with more mint flavor. Have you ever heard of this method? Wondering if there's any actual historicity to it.
In the 1800s 'Batch' cocktails were a huge part of cocktail culture and most books from this era have sections on making bottle to barrel sized amounts of cocktail mix.
@@CocktailsAfterDark Thanks for your response! I wonder if the extra-long steep benefited the juleps, or if it was merely more convenient to batch them.
I wondered when next you would talk about the julep. You have, so will post this excerpt of pre-battle Gettysburg Civil War history: Because the men of the Army of Northern Virginia have had the reputation of being well behaved while in the North, their lapses in good behavior and that of the “raws” stand out in bold relief. Hard liquor was plentiful...J. D. Hufham Jr. recalled that “it wasn't often that our boys got a chance at liquor, and, when they did, they made good use of it.” Pennsylvania was a land of opportunity. One expert forager kicked a haystack and found a whole barrel of whisky. They chopped open the barrelhead and dipped its contents out by the bucketful. Further, there was a lot of mint around and ice from icehouses. Therefore, “mint juleps in tin cans were plentiful.” Whether or not they made juleps, on the twenty-ninth some men of the “Irish Company” of the 9th Louisiana drank too much and had a brawl in which a lieutenant got “badly used up.” After others quieted them down, they fell asleep (Pfanz, Harry W.. Gettysburg--The First Day (Civil War America) (p. 17). The University of North Carolina Press).
friend of mine from New York, moved to FLA, came to visit me in Kentucky, we went to Churchill Downs for some races, friend wanted a mint julep, I said you won't like it, he ordered, he hated it, I drank it, he said in my mind it was something else not this
Yes - I'm moving all of the cocktail videos over to this new channel, so all of the older videos will show up here and then new ones moving forward. I won't be posting any cocktail videos on the cooking channel.
Years ago I was at a bar and decided I'd 'finally' try a Mint Julep. I always had the idea in my head of "olde southern ladies being refreshed in the hot afternoons".
(This was in Georgia, btw.)
I did not inquire about or look up the ingredients prior to this spur of the moment order.
The drink was delivered, I took a sip and fire erupted in my esophagus. People laughed.
(Ok, not really fire, but people did laugh at my reaction.)
It was basically bourbon poured over crushed mint with ice.
I think I would like this version better and makes more sense - especially you stating "on a really hot day that would go down really nicely."
Rum is God's own liquor. Perfect in just about every drink.
With the Holiday Season approaching could you do a Tom and Jerry. I don't know if you have done that in the past. Thanks Glen
Now I'm looking forward to the history of the original Mojito.
Enjoying your channel. Thank you very much for sharing.
Singing:
One mint julep
Was the cause of it all!
Glen, question for you regarding the history of the mint julep: I've heard that the old way was to let the spirit and sugar and mint sit for several hours (batch in the morning, drink in the afternoon), which is supposed to have helped infuse the spirit with more mint flavor. Have you ever heard of this method? Wondering if there's any actual historicity to it.
In the 1800s 'Batch' cocktails were a huge part of cocktail culture and most books from this era have sections on making bottle to barrel sized amounts of cocktail mix.
@@CocktailsAfterDark Thanks for your response! I wonder if the extra-long steep benefited the juleps, or if it was merely more convenient to batch them.
I'm surprised to learn that there is a recipe Glen is reluctant about.
Nice.
i like Brandy.
I wondered when next you would talk about the julep. You have, so will post this excerpt of pre-battle Gettysburg Civil War history:
Because the men of the Army of Northern Virginia have had the reputation of being well behaved while in the North, their lapses in good behavior and that of the “raws” stand out in bold relief. Hard liquor was plentiful...J. D. Hufham Jr. recalled that “it wasn't often that our boys got a chance at liquor, and, when they did, they made good use of it.” Pennsylvania was a land of opportunity. One expert forager kicked a haystack and found a whole barrel of whisky. They chopped open the barrelhead and dipped its contents out by the bucketful. Further, there was a lot of mint around and ice from icehouses. Therefore, “mint juleps in tin cans were plentiful.” Whether or not they made juleps, on the twenty-ninth some men of the “Irish Company” of the 9th Louisiana drank too much and had a brawl in which a lieutenant got “badly used up.” After others quieted them down, they fell asleep (Pfanz, Harry W.. Gettysburg--The First Day (Civil War America) (p. 17). The University of North Carolina Press).
friend of mine from New York, moved to FLA, came to visit me in Kentucky, we went to Churchill Downs for some races, friend wanted a mint julep, I said you won't like it, he ordered, he hated it, I drank it, he said in my mind it was something else not this
I would love to know the recipe for the pineapple julep.
Wouldn't the crushed ice dilute the taste of the drink? I don't drink alcohol, so not really sure haha. I know it would make it nice and cold though.
It does get very diluted by the time you're done.
Feels like whiskey is at the bottom because of alphabetical order
My first thought as well.
Is this an older video?
It may be...Glen looks younger here
Yes - I'm moving all of the cocktail videos over to this new channel, so all of the older videos will show up here and then new ones moving forward. I won't be posting any cocktail videos on the cooking channel.
I avoid them both because I despise the taste of mint.