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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

Popular with both horse racing enthusiasts and cocktail connoisseurs, the classic Mint Julep is inexorably tied to Kentucky's annual derby. You'll love this bourbon smash cocktail even if you don't ...