Mint Julep
by Movie Poster Prints
Title
Mint Julep
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Movie Poster Prints
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Digital Art
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The origins of the mint julep are clouded and may never be definitively known. It originated in the southern United States, probably during the eighteenth century.
U.S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky introduced the drink to Washington, D.C., at the Round Robin Bar in the famous Willard Hotel during his residence in the city. The term julep is generally defined as a sweet drink, particularly one used as a vehicle for medicine. The word itself is derived from the Persian word, meaning rose water.
The mint julep was originally prescribed and appears in literature as early as 1784 sickness at the stomach, with frequent retching, and, at times, a difficulty of swallowing. I then prescribed her an emetic, some opening powders, and a mint julep. An appearance of a mint julep in print came in a book by John Davis published in London in 1803, where it was described as a dram of spirituous liquor that has mint steeped in it, taken by Virginians of a morning. However, Davis did not specify which spirit was used.
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July 4th, 2015
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