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Jazz Age Julep

Prohibition-era classic with a sophisticated touch.

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Spirit
Bourbon
Glass
Julep cup
Method
Built
Difficulty
Beginner

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Jazz Age Julep

Ingredients

Ingredients for Jazz Age Julep. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
6–8
1 tsp
2 tsp

Steps

  1. Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a julep cup.
  2. Fill the cup with crushed ice, add bourbon, and stir.
  3. Garnish with mint and powdered sugar.

Garnish Mint and powdered sugar

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Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 20 oz · 600 ml before ice.

Jazz Age Julep batch
AmountIngredient
16 oz · 480 mlBourbon
48–64Mint Leaves
1⅓ oz · 40 mlPowdered Sugar
2⅔ oz · 80 mlWater

No added water: this drink takes its dilution from the ice in the glass. Chill the batch and build each glass over ice.

Fits one 750 ml bottle; a funnel helps.

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Why it works

Six to eight mint leaves, muddled gently with powdered sugar and water, make a quick mint syrup in the cup. Bourbon and plenty of crushed ice do the rest: chilling, diluting and softening the spirit. A dusting of powdered sugar over the mint garnish adds a frosty look.

Substitutions

  • Simple syrup works in place of powdered sugar and water.
  • Spearmint is the traditional choice.
  • A rocks glass works if there is no julep cup.

Variations

Questions

How is this different from the classic?
Slightly more mint and a dusting of powdered sugar on the garnish. The spirit and method are the same.
Why powdered sugar?
It dissolves faster than granulated sugar in a cold drink.

Making it: Jazz Age Julep

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