Mint Julep Cocktail - Home Bar Basics with Dave Stolte - Small Screen

Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! The Mint Julep: one that you've heard of, but most likely haven't had properly. Most places make these with a packaged mix or mint syrup -- for no good reason. The process is roughly as difficult as making a cup of tea: Steep fresh mint in bourbon whiskey with sugar, then add ice. The hardest part is waiting a few minutes for the flavors to infuse. Preparing this drink properly is a bit of a challenge and takes some skill. But you're up for it, right? Juleps as a style of drink go back farther than we have reliable records, as far back as 15th-century Europe, where a "julep" was a flavored sugar syrup mixed with medication. In Colonial America, mint juleps were first made with brandy, then whiskey as word got down south. For the full recipe and instructions, watch this video on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/711/home_bar_basics_mint_julep/ Buy great cocktail and bartending tools at http://www.kegworks.com