- Amontillado sherry45 ml
- Palo cortado sherry45 ml
- White sugaror granulated sugar1 teaspoon
- Orangehalf a wheel, cut into two quarters½ slice
- Lemonhalf a wheel, cut into two quarters½ slice
Method
Put the sherries, the sugar and two quarter-wheels each of orange and lemon in a shaker with ice and shake hard. Strain into a julep cup filled with crushed ice and serve with straws.
Garnish
Fresh berries and a quarter-wheel each of orange and lemon.
History
American in origin and with no known creator, it probably emerged in the early 19th century; the earliest known reference is from 1838, in the diary of the Canadian traveler Katherine Jane Ellice. Charles Dickens mentioned it in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit and, in 1888, bartender Harry Johnson described it as the most popular drink in the United States. It lost ground after Prohibition.
Sources: official IBA spec and Wikipedia.
Flavor
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Pairs with
bar snacks and charcuterie · cheese · seafood · fried food · pasta
The acidity refreshes and cuts through fat.