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Julep Martini
A short variation on the classic Julep: lightly sweetened bourbon and mint
Benedikt
29th December 2025 at 22:02
Found this way too sweet. Pretty much only tasted liek sugar to me. Added 15ml more bourbon to the finished drink and found it too sweet still.
16th February 2025 at 11:09
If you want mint julep but want no ice, here it is. I suggest to add 2 dash of angostura just like Difford's mint julep and reduce sugar because there's no more dilution.
3rd February 2025 at 14:04
This recipe works better as a shot than a cocktail.
29th August 2023 at 21:33
For my taste, this is too sweet. Re-mixed it with 1/4 oz/7.5 ml rich syrup and it was more enjoyable. The Bourbon was more prevalent at that ratio.
For those commenting that it was too minty, a "julep" has mint as a predominant flavor. Something you can try, instead of muddling the mint leaves, is to just add them to the shaker without muddling. As you are shaking the cocktail, the ice will bruise the mint leaves just enough to give the cocktail a more subtle mint flavor.
For those commenting that it was too minty, a "julep" has mint as a predominant flavor. Something you can try, instead of muddling the mint leaves, is to just add them to the shaker without muddling. As you are shaking the cocktail, the ice will bruise the mint leaves just enough to give the cocktail a more subtle mint flavor.
10th April 2023 at 11:42
Very nice, though you must be careful with the mint.
5th April 2023 at 00:19
Do not overdo the mint like I just did. Used 8 big leaves and let it sit in the tin with the bourbon too long while looking for my strainer. Ended up way too minty, pretty much the flavour of mouthwash.