Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.47) — Applegreen 1904
| 1 jigger | Old Tom gin — gin | base |
| 1 whole | Sugar cube — sugar lump | base |
| 1 piece | Orange — orange slice | garnish |
| 1 piece | pineapple — pineapple slice | garnish |
| strawberry — strawberries | garnish | |
| ice — fine ice | other | |
| 6 sprig | mint — fresh mint | other |
- Prepare as for the whiskey mint julep, substituting the customer's preferred gin for whiskey.
- Serve well iced with fruit and mint.
Garnish: Orange, pineapple, strawberries, and mint
Ice: Fine ice
- Nose
- Mint and gin botanicals rise through the packed ice.
- Palate
- This entry matters because it keeps the late nineteenth-century idea of a transferable mint julep pattern fully intact across multiple gin styles.
- Finish
- The finish is cool, lightly sweet, and botanical.
- Summary
- A gin branch of the decorated julep family.