Non-Alcoholic Gin & Elderflower Julep

Method

Add a quarter of a lemon to your julep tin and muddle

Pick a handful of fresh mint leaves, clap the mint and lightly rub it between your hands to awaken the flavour and put them in the julep tin with the muddled lemon

Using your jigger to measure, add the Dry London Spirit, elderflower cordial and apple juice to your julep tin

Fill your julep tin about two thirds of the way up with crushed ice

Use your bars poon to churn the drink for around 10 seconds, bringing the ingredients up from the bottom and stirring them with the ice

Add a large scoop of crushed ice on top of the drink to cap it

Garnish with a sprig of mint

Serve and enjoy

Equipment

Jigger/Measure
Bar Spoon
Muddler
Crushed Ice

History

The most famous iteration of the Julep as a cocktail is the Mint Julep, this classic built drink is most often composed of bourbon sugar and mint, mixed with crushed ice and served in a metal cup, traditionally silver.

The Mint Julep is synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, the U.S.’s biggest horse-racing event where over 120,000 are served each day. It’s association with the derby and it’s popularity in the States have made bourbon the most popular base for a mint julep but it’s first published iterations called for cognac or brandy and ‘Julep’ has since come to be applicable to any cocktail built with crushed ice and served in a metal cup or ‘julep tin.’

Juleps take their name and inspiration from the ancient Arab drink a ‘julab’ which was made from water and rose petals, when the recipe was brought to the Mediterranean they used mint rather than rose and the first incarnation of a mint julep was born.

Now synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, a massive annual horse race in Kentucky. They serve over 120,000 a day! They use metal cups because they originally used glasses and they’d only get half of them back with the rest getting broken so switched to metal. Traditionally made in a silver cup though now stainless steel is more common.

Our version uses traditional British summer flavours of gin, apple, mint and lemon to create a seasonal English homage to the classic American drink that is thirst-quenching, moreish and easy to make.

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