ROOT Julep
By Charlotte Voisey
Juleps are the perfect drink to beat the heat. Crushed ice helps give a deep chill and slow dilution over many sips on a hot afternoon. A julep can really be made with any spirit. In this variation, Charlotte uses ROOT, a spirit distilled from organic, indigenous American ingredients, as the base for her julep.
Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
shake ingredients with ice
strain over crushed ice in a julep cup or old fashioned glass
garnish with mint sprig
serve with straws
Comments
Sounds delicious Charlotte. I am curious though…with the addition of the lime juice and shaking with the mint, does that make it a ROOT Smash instead of a Julep?
Patrick
Very good - yes you are right! I had not considered that but makes sense. I knew what I was making was not a purist’s Julep that’s for sure :)
But I wonder if I would have been able to use the beautiful julep cup for a smash.
Seriously though, there are so many hybrids and spins on different classic cocktails out there, I think this one sits somewhere in the middle ...
Thanks for watching
Charlotte
A tasty drink is a tasty drink regardless of its name, and I believe you have succeeded in that regard for sure!
Great post using a great and underused spirit! I can’t wait for Rhuby to land in Pensacola…
Cheers
Coming soon Patrick, but watch out for the new name ‘Rhubarb Tea’....
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