No drink and sport have ever been as intertwined as the mint julep and the Kentucky Derby. Read on for your new go-to mint julep recipe. The mint julep is a shockingly simple drink that has sunk its ...

The mint julep’s prime billing during the Kentucky Derby is no accident: The cocktail has been the official drink of the Louisville horse race since 1938. But there’s no reason that you should limit ...

Big hats, bets and, of course, bourbon -- it's time for the Kentucky Derby! The 2025 Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 3, and whether you watch in person or enjoy the scene from home, ...

It’s impossible to think of another cocktail and sporting event so closely interwoven as the potent, leafy Southern sipper and America’s most famous horse race. “The mint julep has probably been with ...

As the Kentucky Derby nears, the odds of a mint julep sighting are 100%. When it comes to whether Louisvillans love or hate the mint julep? All bets are off. Thoughts of the classic cocktail leave ...

If you don't spank the mint, it's not a true Mint Julep. We have your list of ingredients and the step-by-step directions for creating the iconic Mint Julep. It's not just a Derby favorite, the Old ...

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 that ...

With all the ways the Kentucky Derby could go, there's one thing you can count on: mint juleps will be there. The iconic, love it or hate it, and longtime official drink of the Derby will soon be back ...