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Definition of julep
1 : a drink consisting of a liquor (such as bourbon or brandy) and sugar poured over crushed ice and garnished with mint
2 : a drink consisting of sweet syrup, flavoring, and water
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Now it’s hardly surprising that Sawant, a socialist, isn’t having GOPers over for mint juleps.
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The drinks menu, too, draws on Israeli produce: An artichoke julep, for example, is made with sharp Cynar liqueur and pink grapefruit juice.
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The upstairs bar will focus on crushes with rotating seasonal flavors such as watermelon in late summer, apple cider in the fall and mint julep in the spring.
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On a recent afternoon, two of the flavors were mango and mint julep.
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Another Kentucky Derby took place on the first Saturday in May amid mint juleps and shameless bonnets without consequence for anything beyond.
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Fancy hats, mint juleps, seersucker suits, and thoroughbreds were the main attraction at the annual Amy's Angels Kentucky Derby Party, at the Farmington Polo Grounds.
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Tip a mint julep to the sun rising in the east and always following through on the job at the end of the day in the west.
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Scott Warren, the bachelor-about-to-be-husband, from Greensboro, North Carolina, was wearing a plaid suit with matching plaid bow tie, sipping his firsts julep at about 10:20 a.m., before heading into the infield with his buddy Justin Kaat.
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Origin and Etymology of julep
Middle English, from Middle French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb, from gul rose + āb water
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: a drink of bourbon, sugar, and mint served with crushed ice
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