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U L E P The drink is 100% Kentucky and is as sacred as the Derby.
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Prepare a simple syrup by boiling together 2 parts sugar to 1 part water for 5 minutes. Prepare a bourbon-mint extract, made by piling mint leaves in a clean white handkerchief, gathering ends around mint, and dipping the leaf end in a small bowl of 3-4 ounces of bourbon and twisting hard. Mix extract with syrup until the first "ping" of bitterness is reached (from mint not bourbon). Prepare mint julep mix by combining 1 part syrup with 6 1/2 parts bourbon. Pack julep cup with shaved ice. Pour in 2 1/2 - 3 oz. of chilled julep mix. Add straw, powdered sugar and mint sprig. Drink! Party! C O N T E N T S Hats Dawn at the Downs Boat Race Mint Juleps Parade Oaks Eve The Horses Derby Eve The Infield Derby Night |
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