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Chris McMillian on the Mint Julep

Posted by Reese on 2009-04-28 @ 05:24pm

NOLA.com put together a series of videos highlighting New Orleans’ best cocktails. Many of them feature Chris McMillian from the Library Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans. This recording of Chris making a Mint Julep and reciting a beautiful piece of prose is one of my absolute favorite cocktail videos. Enjoy.

If you’d like to read the poem a fellow cocktail blogger contacted Chris and got a copy, you can read it here. Thanks for sharing Shank!

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  1. Matthew Beasley Said,

    Gents – while I agree the mint julep is a fine and classic cocktail, I find myself at a bit of a crossroads on a cocktail related issue:

    We’re headed down to go see a shuttle launch. (the project we’ve been working on is going up soon).

    Requirements: The cocktail must be served on a hot, humid day. On the beach. In Florida. No glass permitted. Semi-suitable for a plastic cup.

    So. we’re thinking a Papa Doble – but what else in the lexicon would be a good fit. Caribbean + warm + high tech.

    Thanks
    Matt

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