So, should your mint leaves be crushed in a Mint Julep? According to the late Gaz Regan, the answer was a firm no, with the mint “only to serve as an aromatic garnish”. Here we check out three classic recipes from classic minds – the Mint Julep, the Old Fashioned and A La Louisiane
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“Many classic cocktails, in fact, originally called for Hennessy before the Phylloxera bug in 1870 destroyed 80 per cent of French vineyards, and the supply of cognac, which saw all cognac-based cocktails be replaced by other spirits such as whiskey, rye or rum.”
Sydney Bar Week kicks off in just 9 days, and the weather in Sydney has been absolutely cracking — you could call it Mint Julep weather. So it’s just as well that Miss Peaches and Woodford Reserve are presenting a night at the Kentucky Derby…
Photography: Rob Palmer “When all is ready, assemble your guests on the porch or in…