Another one from Ted Haigh’s wonderful book. This seemed perfect for a lazy holiday weekend, especially since the mint is taking over our garden again. The julep cups were a gift from a friend who knows us all too well, so we even had the right hardware.
Georgia Mint Julep
2 oz Cognac (I used Chalfonte)
1 oz peach brandy
Mint leaves
1 tsp sugar
Dash of water
You have to love any drink that calls for “a dash of water”.
Muddle the mint leaves, water, and sugar in a julep cup (or a rocks glass, if you don’t have generous julep cup-bearing friends). Add a bunch of crushed ice. Pour the Cognac and the peach brandy in and stir the hell out of it. Garnish with a right purdy sprig of mint.
This is pretty much three ounces of straight liquor. I’m slowly figuring out that vintage cocktails were all designed to knock the imbiber on his / her ass as efficiently as possible. I’m going to have to do some adjustment to these; I just can’t kick ’em back like Don Draper did.
Cheers, y’all.