This recipe comes from Walker Percy. "You need excellent bourbon whiskey; rye or Scotch will not do. Put half an inch of sugar in the bottom of the glass and merely dampen it with water. Next, very quickly-- and here is the trick in the procedure-- crush your ice, actually powder it-- preferably in a towel with a wooden mallet, so quickly that it remains dry and, slipping two sprigs of fresh mint against the inside the glass, cram the ice in right to the brim, packing it with your hand. Finally, fill the glass, which apparently has no room left for anything else, with bourbon, the older the better, and grate a bit of nutmeg on the top. The glass will frost immediately. Then settle back in your chair for half an hour of cumulative bliss."
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Mint Juleps
The Kentucky Derby isn't for a few more weeks, but you can practice being a degenerate at home in advance. 
This recipe comes from Walker Percy. "You need excellent bourbon whiskey; rye or Scotch will not do. Put half an inch of sugar in the bottom of the glass and merely dampen it with water. Next, very quickly-- and here is the trick in the procedure-- crush your ice, actually powder it-- preferably in a towel with a wooden mallet, so quickly that it remains dry and, slipping two sprigs of fresh mint against the inside the glass, cram the ice in right to the brim, packing it with your hand. Finally, fill the glass, which apparently has no room left for anything else, with bourbon, the older the better, and grate a bit of nutmeg on the top. The glass will frost immediately. Then settle back in your chair for half an hour of cumulative bliss."
This recipe comes from Walker Percy. "You need excellent bourbon whiskey; rye or Scotch will not do. Put half an inch of sugar in the bottom of the glass and merely dampen it with water. Next, very quickly-- and here is the trick in the procedure-- crush your ice, actually powder it-- preferably in a towel with a wooden mallet, so quickly that it remains dry and, slipping two sprigs of fresh mint against the inside the glass, cram the ice in right to the brim, packing it with your hand. Finally, fill the glass, which apparently has no room left for anything else, with bourbon, the older the better, and grate a bit of nutmeg on the top. The glass will frost immediately. Then settle back in your chair for half an hour of cumulative bliss."
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Mojitos, Mo' Problems!
Willie's Mojito We first had mojitos in Key West (at Turtle Kraals) in 2001. Willie the bartender has recreated the recipe here: Muddle some mint leaves at the bottom of a shaker container. Add in some crushed ice. Throw in a jigger of Bacardi light rum. Throw in an equal amount of simple syrup (1 part white sugar and 1 part water, dissolved on the stove). Squeeze in some lime. Shake!!! Pour into drink glass, top with club soda, and garnish with lime and mint sprig.
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