Ask any local bartender for tips on the best mint julep, and you'll probably receive the same instruction: Drink it fresh, not bottled. At the Kentucky Derby, you won't get that option, as ...

Ask any local bartender for tips on the best mint julep, and you'll probably receive the same instruction: Drink it fresh, not bottled. At the Kentucky Derby, you won't get that option, as ...

Tara Sneegas says in order to make that "perfect" mint julep, as she does in her cocktail class, you really need the right tools and quality ingredients. There is an art to this, after all.

Cocktail Club Here’s how to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby Toast to a better year ahead with a classic mint julep. A bartender, wearing personal protective equipment, prepares ...

The mint julep became the official drink of the Kentucky Derby in the 1930s, and around that time the cocktail began being served in julep cups, which were previously awarded as horse racing trophies.

The Mint Julep has been a part of American horseracing culture since the 1820s but didn’t become the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby until 1939, after the end of Prohibition.

The mint julep became the official drink during the 1930s, when Churchill Downs started serving it in souvenir julep cups, which it ordered for the first time in 1937, ...

Just like the iconic Kentucky Derby has its Mint Julep, the Kentucky Oaks, held the day before the Derby, has its signature drink: the Oaks Lily. This vibrant, refreshing cocktail is a delicious blend ...

The mint julep is a classic spring cocktail and the official tipple of the Kentucky Derby, so dust off your Derby hat and head to these five bars for a great Southern cocktail specialty.

1. Chill glasses, whether silver cups or otherwise. 2. Use glasses of sixteen ounce capacity. 3. Use two and a half jiggers of likker for sixteen ounce glass, two for fourteen ounce.

While we know the mint julep for being a bourbon drink, rum, Cognac and other brandies were frequently used. We see the first mention of whiskey for the Julep in the early 1800s.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 3, and whether you watch in person or enjoy the scene from home, chances are you may do so with a mint julep in hand. Mint, sugar, crushed ice ...