Unmitigated Heresy
Posted by TFG on April 10th, 2009
I just made a bee-double-ee-double-ar-you-in and I saw this monstrosity on the shelf:
If you’re gonna drink a mint julep, isn’t part of the attraction of that abomination all of the ceremony surrounding the making? No more, though – just glug your way to oblivion without even pretending to be authentically Southern. Honestly, if you’re going to ruin a shot or 10 of bourbon, use something crappy from the bottom-shelf $10-handle-bottle varietals.
I question the ROI of exporting this to Mexico, Jr., too. This is decidedly NOT a bourbon market, to put it mildly. I reckon, though, that a few housewives and random ill-informed dorks will buy some for Derby Day parties.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Ain;t seen that down here,TFG. I would agree that I thought the making procedure,the proper glass and mint used,were all steeped in an old South ritual.We were always so damn broke,we drank Rebel Yell with Vernors Ginger Ale.After 8 or 9,did’nt matter how the race went.