One Mint Julep, please, Bartender.
Hold the mint....
LOL, between you and me, I’d hold the julep as well. I hate to adulterate good whisky, but I make exceptions for the Mrs and some guests. The smokey old fashioned is another crowd pleaser, but still just fluff. Anything beyond an ice cube or a drop of branch water is for people who don’t actually enjoy a finely crafted distilled beverage. Not to say the occasional cocktail is not enjoyable, it just isn’t the standard.
When I was in the Marines, waaay back in the 70’s, one Sargent of ours ordered one and said ‘Hold the weeds!”..........He was from New jersey................