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Sweet Valerie’s Old-Timey Mint Juleps

Sweet Valerie conducted painstaking research to develop her Old Timey Mint Julep recipe, a very retro take on the classic cocktail of the Kentucky Derby. She explains "While most cocktail recipes call for a simple syrup, juleps were traditionally sweetened with natural honey, since refined sugar was once a pricey luxury. The complexity and depth of flavor that raw mint blossom honey imparts to this simple sipping drink is amazing, and once you’ve tried it you will never go back. Its strong herbal undertones, even allows you to forego muddling mint in each drink, though muddling will make you feel like a professional mixologist, and definitely adds an extra-fresh mint kick to the juleps." Read full recipe »