Sunday, May 2, 2010

Derby Day


First Saturday in May. Kentucky derby day.

Don't know anything about it really....i know you should drink Mint Juleps. (Official drink of the derby). I'm on holidays, thus meaning i'm not in work mode, thus meaning if i'm going to make a mint julep i'm going to do it in bulk.

Take one jug, add bourbon (half a bottle will do), 1 bouquet of mint, half a cup of sugar. Add ice, let sit for 10 mins, stir. Drinktheshitoutofit... If you want to get fancy, garnish it with a single red rose. (The word 'Julep' comes from the ancient Arab word 'Julab' - meaning Rose). I did not.

Alternatively here's a recipe from the Louisville Courier's own Henry Watterson I quite like..

"Pluck the mint gently from its bed, just as the dew of the evening is about to form on it. Select the choicer sprigs only. but do not rinse them. Prepare the simple syrup and measure out a half-tumbler of whiskey. Pour the whiskey into a well-frosted silver cup, throw the other ingredients away, and drink the whiskey"


3 comments:

  1. Interestingly, the mother f'ers don't serve fucking bourbon at Churchill Downs in their juleps!!! Although Woodford Res is the official bourbon of the derby - they pour Early Times which isn't a frickin' bourbon 'cause it's only 1 1/2 years old or something. Cheap. Although I did get to have a $1000 julep while there. It was pants.

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  2. Does pants mean good? Excuse my ignorance..

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