The Mint Julep - What Teddy Roosevelt Sipped

Whenever I see a Mint Julep mentioned, I can not help but think of a fine southern gentleman, such as Foghorn Leghorn. ;-)

Also, it seems that some use Bourbon, and others prefer Rye.

The Mint Julep - What Teddy Roosevelt Sipped: "Late one afternoon in May 1913, Theodore Roosevelt motored to Grand Central Terminal, where he boarded the Lake Shore Limited. He was joined by enough friends, relatives and newspapermen to pack a Pullman car. Their ultimate destination: the county courthouse in Marquette, Mich., where the former president would take the stand to prove he was no drunk.
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'I have never been drunk or in the slightest degree under the influence of liquor,' he declared at the start of his nearly two hours of testimony: 'I never drank a cocktail or a highball in my life.' Instead, Roosevelt allowed that he might have one glass of 'light wine' with dinner, a glass of champagne when protocol demanded it, and perhaps a 'measured spoonful of brandy' in a glass of milk before bed when the doctor prescribed it. Oh, and yes, Mint Juleps."

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T.R.'S LIBELOUS MINT JULEP
4 oz rye whiskey
¼ oz brandy
fresh mint
1 sugar cube
sliced pineapple, sliced banana, orange and cherries
• Gently muddle a few leaves of mint with the sugar and a good splash of water in the bottom of a glass (or silver Julep cup, if you have one). Add brandy and whiskey and then fill the cup to the rim with pulverized ice. Stir until the outside of the glass is thick with frost. Pile the top of the drink high with mint and fruit. Bully!

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