This slowly began to change the prevailing attitude that the Julep was too sweet and too minty.
MINT JULEP HOW TO
As part of our Derby activities, I began to conduct seminars on how to make a proper Mint Julep using Woodford Reserve. This began to change when Woodford Reserve was named 'The Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby' in 1999. "Outside of Kentucky, you would rarely find a bar that served Mint Juleps. It was something one drank only on Derby Day almost as a requirement," Morris explained. "Prior to the late-1990s, the Mint Julep had become something of a joke. Like any cocktail with a long history and a broad fan base, there are countless variations of the Mint Julep, and a fairly recent history of its elevation to the upper echelons of the cocktail canon. The julep became a Kentucky staple simply by coincidence, with a natural 'southern' connection between the cocktail and horse racing." Ice was still sold in blocks, so bars were equipped with a canvas bag and mallet to crush ice for the Julep." He continued, "This cocktail has origins back to the late 1700s, and 'Julep' is based on an Arabic word meaning 'rosewater' that connects its European medicinal roots. Some versions included using hailstones and ice from frozen lakes. It's the first popular cocktail served with ice, as it coincided with the rise of ice houses and the ability to use ice as a 'garnish' in a drink. The part of the country you lived in influenced which spirit was used, but the earliest versions included brandy / cognac or rum, and many early versions didn't include mint. and became the first real notable American cocktail.
"The Julep's origin and first mentions are in European medicine, which included sugar mixed with herbs, spices, and often, a spirit," explained Jason Foust, Central Regional Ambassador for Angel's Envy. Interestingly enough, however, its origins aren't in Kentucky at all, but rather, linguistically at least, in the Middle East.
It's difficult to think of another cocktail that's as intimately tied to a particular event as the Mint Julep is to the Kentucky Derby.
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