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Fill coffee can 1/2 full with ice
12 oz lemonade
5+ T powdered sugar
1 (12 oz) can vodka
Top with ice and
1 (12 oz) can of water
Wrap a towel around the can. Put lid on and shake, shake, and shake.
Enjoy in moderation.
Submitted by Karen from Nebraska
by PEYOTECOYOTE
January 18, 2013
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by BOOBEAT1984
June 10, 2012
by TANGOJELLYBEAN
June 09, 2012
As a Kentuckian, gotta tell ya this is not a traditional mint julep. I like my mint juleps without the mint or the simple syrup, that is to say, I just drink the bourbon on the rocks!
by CHRISUSA46
June 09, 2012
great drink although you have to "acquire" a like for the taste.
by COMPMAMA
June 08, 2012
Rather innovative to use a coffee can to mix this. Large enough to do the job since not everybody has a punch bowl. Besides, Karen can call this whatever she wants since it's her recipe. Some people, me included, can't have or don't like whiskey. Seems like suitable substitute to me.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
by SCHEEPY
June 08, 2012
by WALLYFAN1
June 08, 2012
Interesting....made something simliar to this years ago without the sugar....we called it a strip and go naked...
by DARUMA
June 08, 2012
sorry but that sounds terrible and NOTHING like a mint julep. Not an appropriate name at all!
by OLYMPIAR
June 08, 2012
I agree - this is nothing like a mint julep - and who would want a drink made in a coffee can - NOT ME
by CTZEE
June 08, 2012
If they're not made with Kentucky bourbon, they're not mint juleps. And where does vodka come in cans?
by PUFFIN101
June 08, 2012
You are so right about this not being a mint julep! I think the "12 oz. can vodka" refers to using the empty frozen lemonade can as a measuring tool.
by MOMMYPIE55
June 08, 2012
People respond so that they get the points. At least this was a real response, not the mmmmmmmm someone has been doing of late, nor the one last year who just copied the name of the source of the recipe.
by ENDLESS FAITH
June 08, 2012
This person does every time there is liquior in a recipe.. I am not sure why they even look at the recipe, except to make a statement.
by HEATHER (OHIO)
June 08, 2012
I'm not sure about the coffee can situation, but whatever TGIF!
by SHINAR00
June 08, 2012
interesting. I never knew really what was in a mint julep. ty.
by BABAWAWA
June 08, 2012
I agree about the good Kentucky Bourbon - never heard of vodka in a mint julep.
by PUFFIN101
June 08, 2012
...and you still don't! A mint julep DOES NOT contain lemonade. It is made with crushed ice, a good Kentucky bourbon (like Maker's Mark), simple syrup and mint. It would also never be made in batches or shaken. With all due respect, this recipe is probably pretty tasty but it bears no resemblance to a mint julep.
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