CULTURETECHLENSMint julep
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Combined Graph record U-01170 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0770. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Smithsonian Magazine (2013-05-03), presenting Henry Clay's diary recipe via the University of Kentucky: bruised mint, a syrup of granulated sugar, cracked ice and mellow bourbon. Stored bourbon, mint and sugar established exactly; the Kentucky source is consistent with the stored Southern note.
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Smithsonian Magazine (2013-05-03), presenting Henry Clay's diary recipe via the University of Kentucky: bruised mint, a syrup of granulated sugar, cracked ice and mellow bourbon. Stored bourbon, mint and sugar established exactly; the Kentucky source is consistent with the stored Southern note.
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- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrate-the-kentucky-derby-with-henry-clays-mint-julep-recipe-50970076/ (verification source · master store)
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Smithsonian Magazine (2013-05-03), presenting Henry Clay's diary recipe via the University of Kentucky: bruised mint, a syrup of granulated sugar, cracked ice and mellow bourbon. Stored bourbon, mint and sugar established exactly; the Kentucky source is consistent with the stored Southern note.
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