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flavour. Bruise one between the teeth, then really chew it up-to find
out.
6. Don't expect to get a whacking good Julep out of six months old
"bourbon" or "rye." We can't.
7. Don't use coarse ice, use finely cracked ice-very fine.
8. Don't over-garnish with sliced orange and random fruits. With Juleps,
and in fact any drink of delicate quality in its own right, don't add any–
thing with a different strong scent-and orange, lemon, and certain
other fruits have a very potent aroma. . . . The aroma of a bourbon
Julep should
be
bourbon and mint-not bourbon, mint, and a fruit
store....
Garnish simply, then, without trying to gild the lily. A Julep is more
than a mere chilled liquid; it is a tradition which is to be respected. The
mint itself is a delight to eye, just as we admire parsley against a fine red
snapper, or permit feminine associates the use of red nail polish, or
grace a mother's table with Bowers. So let the Julep feast the eye and
nostril properly-not supply unending, edible diversions from the main
theme. We don't need to eat all the trimmings, after all-but
we
always
do! ... That is why ripe pineapple is so beneficial-and eaten after
the Julep is gone, the marinated fruit is delicious.
MONK ANTRIM'S MANILA HOTEL MINT JULEP No. I,
with BoURBoN or
RYE
Sugar,
Yz
tbsp; water
2
tbsp
Fresh mint, tender sprigs,
6
Ripe pineapple,
2
sticks or fingers
Good old bourbon,
2Yz
jiggers;
or rye
Fresh mint,
I
bunch
Cherries, 4, scarlet
Demerara or Barbados rum,
I
or
2
tsp, to smell
Finely crushed ice
Ice glasses, and without wasting any time do the following: toss in
sugar, then water, then the 6 mint tips.
M~ddle
slightly,
being sure
that the volatile oils are smeared all over inside of glass. Discard this
slightly bruised mint entirely.. .. Pack glass with ice, pour on bour–
b?n~and
do not stir, letting wise nature take its course. · · . Then
distribute rum slowly in drops. Cut.mint stems off
quite short
up to
the leaves, and make glass look like a green bouquet, with two pine–
apple sticks peeping out on opposite sides, and the hot red of the