![]() ![]() Books in the late 1880s mention how the once-loved julep had fallen in favor of other more complex cocktails and is typically something only the older men order. The mint julep stays a brandy cocktail for a very long time, and most bartenders and recipe books copy Jerry Thomas till around the late 1800s. Jerry Thomas also has recipes for a gin julep, whiskey julep, a pineapple julep, pineapple syrup, and gin cocktail. 1 1/2 wine glass Cognac brandy, dash with Jamaica rum, and sprinkle white sugar on top. And 2 1/2 tablespoonfuls of water and mix well with a spoon. The formula is one table-spoonful of white pulverized sugar. The oldest printed recipe for this saloon-style julep comes from Jerry Thomas’s 1862 edition of The Bar Tenders Guide. Mint juleps were dressed up and made fancy for saloon patrons looking to get buzzed. With its unique drinking culture, the mint julep took on a different identity in the United States. The British 1827 home medical book Oxford Night Caps refers to a mint julap as a mint syrup mixed with brandy that a parent can make to ease the upset tummy. What we today consider a mint julep emerges around the early 1800s. A medical journal I found online from the 1750s calls for a Julapum Stomachicum to be a peppermint-infused sweetener mixed with sherry. Also, most of what I found was written in Latin, and google translate can only do so much. I found many kinds of other Julapums, but this is good enough. Julapum tabaci was a tobacco-infused syrup for treating asthma, Julapum sedativum was opium syrup Julapum Stomachicum was a mint-infused syrup used to settle upset tummies. ![]() Rosewater julap was called Julapum Rosatum and was used for treating Heart issues. By the mid-1700s, there were all kinds of julaps. Julābs eventually traveled to western Europe and England syrupy medicines are called Julaps or Julapums. Gulab slowly made its way to the surrounding Arabic cultures, and over time, the word Gulab changed to Julāb, and it was used to describe any sweetened medicinal syrup. Rosewater was thought to have health benefits, and the word for rosewater in old Persian is Gulab (gul=rose, ab=water). The history of the Julep goes back to ancient Persia (modern-day Iran). The History of Julep Cocktails And Their Ancient Origins.
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