Mint Julep (Southern Style)
Classic · Rum · Rocks glass
From Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1900). Original recipe: "Half a tablespoonful fine sugar dissolved in a long thin glass with a little water, add a few sprigs of mint, stems down, fill the glass with fine ice, add half a jigger of brandy, half jigger rum; mix well, trim with fruit and sprigs of mint. Serve straws."
| Glass | Rocks glass |
| Garnish | None |
| ABV | 31.3% |
| Category | prohibition |
| Flavor | classic, pre-prohibition, kappeler-1900 |
Ingredients
- fine sugar dissolved in a long thin glass0.25 tbsp
- Brandy1 oz
- rum1 oz
Method
- Add fine sugar dissolved in a long thin glass, brandy, and rum to mixing glass with ice
- Stir until well chilled
- Strain into chilled rocks glass