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The mint julep has been promoted by Churchill Downs in association with the Kentucky Derby since 1938. As of 2009, about 120,000 juleps were served at Churchill Downs over the two-day period of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, virtually all of them in specially made Kentucky Derby collectible glasses.
The original grandstand at the racetrack known today as Churchill Downs did not have the iconic Twin Spires. When the track opened in 1875 for the first Kentucky Derby 150 years ago, things were ...
The mint julep became the Kentucky Derby’s official drink in 1939, but Goodlett says a version of the iconic cocktail, which features bourbon, sugar, and mint, goes way back.
Mint julep—a drink that is made with bourbon and crushed mint and is the "official" drink of the Kentucky Derby [17] Mock turtle soup—Welsh and English settlers brought this recipe with them when they settled in Clay County; Modjeska—a gooey caramel candy with a marshmallow center named for a 19th-century Polish actress who once visited ...
The highest-priced mint juleps at the event use bourbon from the Brown-Forman sister brand, Woodford Reserve, which is marketed as the "official bourbon" of the Kentucky Derby. Old Forester , a bourbon also made by Brown-Forman, replaced Early Times starting May 2, 2015 [ 9 ] as the standard Kentucky Derby whisky for the lower-priced mint juleps.
Today, nearly 120,000 mint juleps are sold at the racetrack for the Kentucky Derby (that takes about 10,000 bottles of bourbon and 1,000 pounds of fresh mint!). Tips for Making a Mint Julep
The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby.
Two mint juleps are clinked in the stands before the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Alex Slitz/aslitz@herald-leader.com ...