The Kentucky Derby has run but we haven’t stopped thinking of a good julep. And we’re especially hankering for Julep.
After all, we’ve waited a long time for bartender extraordinaire Alba Huerta’s cocktail bar at 1919 Washington.
But the waiting is almost over. In about “three to four weeks,” according to a press release, the bartender from Anvil Bar & Refuge and the Pastry War will finally start pouring at her own place.
Julep will feature cocktails with roots from the American South. Southern cultures and traditions will influence the menu which will rotate three juleps including the house julep Embers of paradise (with burnt spiced dunked in rum, applejack, mint and cane sugar), as well as sazeracs, and large drink formats such as Texas cider milk punch. The bar will also feature riffs on crustas, a New Orleans-born drink that was the precursor to the Sidecar.
According to the Clumsy Butcher bar/restaurant group, Julep’s design will feature a center copper-top bar with Southern cabinetry behind it. There will be a large porch in back for proper julep sipping, and servers and bartenders will be wearing shirts designed by Houston’s Hamilton Shirts. Food? The bar will serve raw bar options as well as caviar service. Adam Garcia, formerly of Revival market, will run the kitchen.
When it’s finally up and running Julep will be open daily from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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