It's also an event that millions of people watch every year — from their homes or their local watering holes — with many looking to sip a mint julep in honor of the event (or maybe just because).

When you think about the Kentucky Derby, Mint Julep comes to mind. However, the drink has been enjoyed long before the first ...

Using her late speed over a soggy turf course, Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro–Bella Carina, by War Front) notched the first graded ...

The mint julep was made the official race day drink in the late 1930s, an invigorating combination of bourbon, mint, simple syrup and ice. But as times and traditions have evolved, so has the julep.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - May 30 is National Mint Julep Day, and we have transformed this classic southern favorite into ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDKY) — The mint julep is almost as essential to the Kentucky Derby as the thoroughbreds running for the roses. It’s “bourbon, mint, and what we call simple syrup that adds ...

Considered the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep features straightforward, uncomplicated ingredients: bourbon, mint, sugar, crushed ice, perhaps a little syrup. Its simplicity ...

Could mint juleps get even better? It's hard to believe, but this blackberry-mint julep is the refreshing upgrade on the classic cocktail that I can't get enough of. This Kentucky Derby classic ...

That means you might be at home making the classic bourbon cocktail known as a Mint Julep. If you’re not experienced at making cocktails, fear not. That’s what I’m here for — and I have ...

It would feel inappropriate to discuss the mint julep at any length without mentioning the Kentucky Derby. In his iconic 1970 essay "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," Hunter S.

to its pageantry and elaborate hats. But for us, it comes down to one thing: the mint julep. And since the Derby is the perfect reason to host a bunch of friends for an afternoon of drinking and ...