If you've been reading along, by now you know I'm from the South. It's not something I talk about that often typically, but my stomach seems to be a little homesick lately (Nothing some good BBQ wouldn't cure, but I can't find the kind of pulled pork I want around here). Anyhow, today I'm bringing you a quintessential Southern drink: the mint julep. Funny thing though, I never had a mint julep when I lived in Georgia. The first one I had was at a restaurant in San Francisco. Haha.
I learned to make mint juleps from Alton Brown's recipe about 2 years ago. And the first couple of times I made them, I followed his recipe precisely. And the cocktails turn out consistently good by following the recipe. But cocktails are not an exact science, in my opinion. So now I wing it. I mean, you know what tastes good and what you like. Besides, you can always drink your mistakes.
”The grand thing about cooking is you can eat your mistakes” — Julia Child (ran across that quote reading Every Kitchen Table the other day. I love it. That is exactly how I approach cooking).
No more dallying now, we have refreshments to make...
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