Roses are the flower of the Kentucky Derby, and the drink of choice on the first Saturday in May every year is the Mint Julep. They are sold by the thousands at Churchill Downs. People around the ...

Every year, on the first Saturday in May, tens of thousands of people gather to watch 20 of the fastest 3-year-old Thoroughbreds on the planet in a 1.25 mile race. This year, an estimated 150,000 ...

The Kentucky Derby has something for everyone, from an incredible history as a sporting event (since 1875!) to its pageantry and elaborate hats. But for us, it comes down to one thing: the mint julep.

Ask most bartenders in the U.S. about the Mint Julep and they will tell you it’s a cocktail they can’t give away except on one calendar date: Kentucky Derby day, the first Saturday in May, when they ...

(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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

It's almost Kentucky Derby time! You know what that means: lots of colorful hats and fashions, celebrities who will enjoy the race ... and, oh yeah, the horses who will compete at Churchill Downs.

In Louisville, Kentucky, a city synonymous with bourbon and Southern hospitality, a new kind of mint julep has arrived—and it’s just in time for the Kentucky Derby. At Moonsong, the restaurant and bar ...

EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR ME. WE’RE ALWAYS SO WELCOMING TO EVERYBODY WHO COMES INTO TOWN FOR THE DERBY, BUT WE LOVE SEEING THE CELEBRITIES. HOPEFULLY THEY HAD A FEW MINT JULEPS LAST NIGHT, SO LET’S TALK ...

When you think of the Kentucky Derby, a few things gallop to mind: thoroughbreds flying down the track, wide-brimmed hats — and, of course, the mint julep. If you’re not familiar, the julep is the ...