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| | USATODAY.com - Long and short of mint julep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Whether the faux pas is called "mint malfunction," "bourbon boo-boo" or "julep-icide," it refers to the desecration of the mint julep, the traditional tipple of the horsy set in springtime. |
 | | A julep can be made with several kinds of spirits, including brandy or rum, but a traditional Derby-style version demands bourbon, a sweet, corn-based whiskey aged in charred new oak casks for at least two years. |
 | | Juleps made with a non-bourbon whiskey, such as rye, "are hard to adjust to," Shuckman says. |
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