![]() But if I’m feeling fancy, I’ll make a syrup from Bourbon Barrel Food’s Bourbon Smoked Sugar to use. I often make my best bourbon mint julep with just plain simple syrup and muddled mint leaves. This expresses the aromatic oils from the mint and washes the cup in the scent of mint. While you can make a mint syrup for this julep, I prefer to muddle mint in my simple syrup in the julep cup. Syrups for the Julep Chocolate Mint Julep In fact, journalists bemoaned the fact that the track experience didn’t include juleps during Prohibition, and the Mint Julep was made the official drink of the Kentucky Derby in 1938 – a few years after Prohibition was repealed. It’s likely there are at least another 100,000 sold throughout Louisville during the week prior to Derby in a typical year.Īt one point in time, the silver julep cups were awards to the winning jockeys, and since whiskey was king during horse racing’s hey-day it makes sense the julep was the way participants and spectators celebrated a win. Mint Juleps have long been associated with horse racing, and over 120,000 are sold on Derby Day in Louisville. So what makes a perfect Kentucky Derby Julep? For me, it’s a combination of flavors that bring to mind the freshest herbs of spring and a stellar combination of chocolate and mint. ![]() (Post may contain affiliate links.) Mint Juleps and the Kentucky Derby Chocolate Mint Julep If you need a primer on the Mint Julep, check out my article How to Make a Classic Mint Julep or if you want to step into creating your own variations, How to Make your Own Riff on the Mint Julep. But after one or two of those, the people at my house are often happiest with the simple combination of chocolate and mint together in a julep. I often make complicated juleps with layers of flavors and garnishes to excite the senses. It’s a fast and easy julep cocktail for any beginner and just requires bourbon, chocolate liqueur or whiskey and chocolate bitters. When the track is open in Lexington or Louisville all I can think of are mint juleps, but at home, my preferred mint julep is this Chocolate Mint Julep. ![]() ![]() Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Chocolate Mint Julep ![]()
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