Bartender’s Choice: “Something With Mint”
In "Bartender's Choice," we challenge some of our favorite bartenders with a drink order and see what they come up with. This round: Tom Macy, Gillian White and Kevin King…
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
GUSTU Julep
At Restaurant GUSTU, bartenders combine local spirit singani with vodka, mint and chocolate bitters, in a decidedly Bolivian variation on the Julep.
- story: Sophie Wirt
- photo: GUSTU
Barrelhouse Flat’s Whiskey Smash
This is the Chicago bar Barrelhouse Flat's subtle riff on the "julep on a small plan."
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Hole in the Fence
The mojito heads to tiki-town in this rhubarb-spiked mint-and-rum refresher from Matt Piacentini of NYC's The Up & Up.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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Go-To
Extra Fancy's Rob Krueger incorporates crowd-pleasing ginger beer into his Go-To, alongside gin, cucumber, mint and St. Germain.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Kentucky Derby’s Mint Supplier Can No Longer Smell Mint
Thoroughbreds may be the main attraction at this weekend's Kentucky Derby, but it's the Mint Julep and its fanciful history that catches our eye every year. WDRB reports that the…
- story: Echo Thomas
Prescription Julep
During the julep's 19th-century heyday, the frosty drink accumulated a canon of riffs, including this cognac-based favorite.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mojito
A descendant of the “Draque”—an old Cuban concoction of unrefined rum, cane sugar and lime juice—the Mojito was most likely invented when white rums entered the market in the mid-to-late…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mint Julep
When done up properly, the Mint Julep can be a fussy drink—all crushed ice and fancy silver cup—which is exactly why it might be surprising that it packs such a…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
