Celebrating Derby Day With, Of Course, The Mint Julep + Giveaway

The precursor to the Mint Julep is believed to be a drink which emerged in the Middle East in the year 900 called Golab which was a drink taken as medicine and made with Rosewater. It's thought that this drink was where the term "Julep" came from as the drink spread from country to country and changed over time.

The modern drink found fame thanks to a United States Senator Henry Clay who began his political career in 1807. He made the drink famous at the Willard Hotel's Round Robin Bar in Washington D.C. Where he shared it with his fellow congressmen who no doubt also shared the drink with their friends.

It made an appearance in Jerry Thomas' How to mix drink or the Bon Vivant's Companion in 1862 with it's less notable cousin the Whiskey Smash which is basically a Mint Julep with the addition of seasonal fruit.

In 1938 it was made the official drink of the Kentucky Derby which is what it is most often associated with. The Kentucky Derby was and still is one of the most prestigious seen and be seen events of the year. These days the Kentucky Derby sells Mint Juleps to something like 150,000 people who attend the Kentucky Derby.

0:00 Intro
0:18 Giveaway Info
0:59 Cocktail
4:50 Tasting Notes
5:53 Poetry Reading
6:44 History
8:34 Recipe

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Here's The Specs:
2oz (60ml) Bourbon
.25oz (7.5ml) Simple Syrup
8-10 Mint Leaves
1 Sugar Cube
Mint Sprig Garnish

[HermannPauline]

"See, this isn't bushy enough for me" ...uh... yeah

[JosephTheBurrito]

I can’t express enough how much I love this drink, it is absolutely astonishing how well it works for me. I have been making mine with plain Old Forester, and letting an ice stir muddle it. I’m sure there’s room to improve but it’s so damn near a perfect drink that I don’t plan to change it

[MotleyStew]

Whoa.. that poetry reading threw me off for a sec while skimming through description and realizing ‘oh, that’s that part..’ 😝

[franckfedida]

Hi Leandro !
Great video as usual

May I suggest a recipe for a cocktail we invented a friend and I a few years back called the Davy Jones ?
We're quite proud of this one and I really think it deserves a bit of fame as it is always a crowd pleaser.
It's also this cocktail that started our interest for mixology.

The Davy Jones
(by Franck Fedida and Guillaume Giordano)
- fresh ginger : size of a thick fingernail
- 15mL lime juice
- 15mL demerara simple syrup
- 15mL liqueur de vanille (Giffard)
- 60mL spiced rhum (I am using kraken)
- 2 dashes of Angostura bitter
=> Muddle the ginger
=> Shake with ice
=> Fine strain into an ice filled highball glass (or a footed pilsner glass as I like to do)

PS : I know spiced rhum is controvertial but I tried with other rhums and it didn't work as well, if you think of an other way around let me know
also I don't recommand bacardi blackheart for this

[dravendrinks]

Loved the poem. Silky sweet voice.
Leandro loves it bushy. Confirmed 80s man

[roypeterson]

This was another stand-out video! Thank you Leandro and Marius!

[InfoTYML]

I enjoy watching you make the drinks and the history lesson you give, thanks.

Did YT tell the content creators to be more excited?

[Johnny_Shikari]

Good video as usual.

Out of curiosity, what do you think about letting the mint and bourbon sit to infuse over an extended period of time (ranging from 15 minutes to over night) ? And do you reckon a couple of dashes of chocolate or Angostura bitters would work well in this for a slightly more complex flavour?

[unwin]

Love the cocktail, love the video. Feedback: audio sounds a little weird this time. Usually it's so clean, this time is sounds a little echo-y, like there are two mics on the mix.

[peace.coyote]

“What’s up Barfly fam” is a solid opener

[TheTribalBarGuy]

Fantastic drink and an amazing video. I really like that these videos are filled with so much information.
For me you are like the better version of "National Geographic".
Cheers guys!

[MichaelPace.]

I like the idea of the sugar cube and a lil' simple, but wont the sugar cube settle and potentially make the first few sips more sweet as you suck up that loose sugar?

[Penekamp]

The mint juleps that Churchill Downs used to sell were made with Early Times and were pretty bad but they may make them now with WoodfordReserve which would be a big improvement. I prefer to make my own.

[onedrink]

Great cocktail. Derby is coming 🚙. Hey quick question, what comerá do you use to record your vids?

[holyglockamole]

I just found your channel last week. I've been making drinks at home for myself and my father inlaw who we care for. You have great info for a guy who has just basics. I greatly appreciate your approach with all these drinks. Cant wait to try this one!
I'm making some honey syrup today at a 3 to 1 like you suggested and I cant wait to make some brown durbys and gold rushes.

[nicholasstefanec]

Lol, the cat meow at 0:28 telling you to calm down. 😂

[boozeontherocks]

I love a good mint Julep. I approve this message. Thanks for the entertaining video guys!!

[mohnjayer]

Thank you for finally calling us by our full name: Barfly Fam. Also, small correction at 8:11, the Derby is actually allowing 23, 000 people to attend but the infield is closed and there’s distancing measures in place, etc. Great vid, as always!

[BelovedNL]

Am I right in that the sound is a bit off this episode?

Also: not a huge fan of the teleprompter 😉

[josephdufresne]

Hi! Is that 16 or 12 oz cup? Thank you!