A Mountain Of Crushed Ice

Sip and Dream..
One of the seminars that interest me very much at this years Tales of the Cocktail is the Julep Story from 1488 to Present.
This seminar is held by spirits historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown who have traced the julep all the way back to the 15th century and also they are going [...]

Today its the mint day! if you wonder what the mint day is - you can read about it here.
As it happens the BoozeFairy did time it well and came with Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon just when i got the first of this years fragrant Moroccan mint from the market.
So then tht is perfect for [...]

Sip and dream..
The mint julep isn`t original to New Orleans though, but imported from the southern states where it was developed. Nevertheless it has become a very important New Orleanian Cocktail.
Without doubt, a good Mint Julep is a true Southern pleasure. On the first saturday in may is the Kentucky Derby Day and julpes are [...]

Yes really..the real mint is back, finally.
I have waited since the last vegetable markets closed down in the early fall. Since then i have had to live with those tiny under-light grown thin plants called mint - But its to me not real mint. Oh no..because real mint has much more fragrance. Not a little [...]