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Mint Julep(ミント・ジュレップ)

Mint Julep served in a julep cup glass
ミント・ジュレップ · 1780Julep cup · Built

Bourbon, mint, sugar, crushed ice — Kentucky's silver cup.

01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Bourbon60 ml
Fresh mint sprigs4 pcs
Powdered sugar1 tsp
Water2 tsp

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    In Julep Stainless Steel Cup gently muddle the mint with sugar and water.

  2. 02

    Fill the glass with cracked ice, add the Bourbon and stir well until the cup frosts.

Garnish — Garnish with a mint sprig.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
55Moderate
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
50Moderate
Fruitiness
25Light
Herbal*
20Light
Alcohol
65Strong
Crisp
50Moderate

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

In print since the 1780s as a Virginia morning 'julep' — a medicinal dram of spirit, mint and sugar over ice. The Kentucky Derby adopted it officially in 1938 and never let go.

Muddle gently; slapping the mint is a compromise, and the frost on the cup is the point.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Woodford — bourbon

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • How to Mix Drinks (Bar-Keeper's Handbook)

    How to Mix Drinks (Bar-Keeper's Handbook)

    Winter, G[eorge] · 1884 · Book

    • Four to five sprigs of mint;
    • Small tablespoonful of sugar
    • water
    • one and one-half wine glass of brandy
    • fine ice

    Small tablespoonful of sugar ; Dissolve well with sugar and water until the flavor of the mint is well extracted take out the mint; Add one and one-half wine glass of brandy; Fill the glass with fine ice and shake well take three or four sprigs of mint insert them in the centre of the ice to form the shape of a bouquet, and ornament with fruits in season flavor with Port wine or Jamaica rum serve with straw smile.

  • Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas · 1862 · Book · unverified

    • Sugar1 tsp

    Bruise mint, build over shaved ice, berry garnish.

    Brandy, not bourbon — the 1862 spec.

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05Variations

06The map

Ingredients

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