[ noun ] bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice <noun.food>
Julep \Ju"lep\ (j[=u]"l[e^]p), n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. jul[=a]b, jull[=a]b, fr. Per. gul[=a]b rose water and julep; gul rose + [=a]b water.] 1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; especially (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton.
Honey in woods, juleps in brooks. --H. Vaughan.
2. An alcoholic beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also {mint julep}. [U.S.]
"The meadowlark right now reclines on a Bahama beach, bedecked in sunglasses and Bermuda shorts and drinking a mint julep," Yellowtail said.