mint julep


noun
  1. an alcoholic drink traditionally made with bourbon, sugar, and finely cracked ice and garnished with sprigs of mint, served in a tall, frosted glass: also made with other kinds of whiskey, brandy, and sometimes rum.

Origin of mint julep

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words Nearby mint julep

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How to use mint julep in a sentence

  • It was a midsummer saturnalia of strawberries and acacia flowers, gone mad with excessive mint julep.

    Strange Stories | Grant Allen
  • With all the requisites at hand, it seems probable that the mint julep had its origin in the latter half of the century.

  • If you come in, introduce yourself by asking for 'a good old Kentucky mint-julep,' Practically no one ever asks for those.

    Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans

British Dictionary definitions for mint julep

mint julep

noun
  1. mainly US a long drink consisting of bourbon whiskey, crushed ice, sugar, and sprigs of mint

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