Each year, over the course of one spring weekend in May, nearly 120,000 mint juleps are sipped, slurped and supped at the Churchill Downs Racetrack during the Kentucky Derby. It’s been that way for ...

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 ...

There may be no other American sporting event with a more popular cocktail associated with it than the iconic mint julep at the Kentucky Derby. Since the 1930s, this bourbon, simple syrup, and mint ...

Ever wonder how many mint juleps are consumed at the Kentucky Derby? Walter Scott found the answer! Close to 120,000 times over the two-day event. Now that's a lot of mint, bourbon and crushed ice to ...

A woman shares a mint julep with her husband before the running of the 2013 Kentucky Derby. David Goldman/AP Photo The Kentucky Derby is about more than horses and hats. It’s also where one of the ...

Saturday could very well be a national holiday for drinkers, with Cinco de Mayo celebrations colliding with Kentucky Derby-watching parties. It’s not hard to find a good margarita around town — but a ...

Ladies in fancy hats and gentlemen in seersucker suits sipped mint juleps and champagne at Julep’s Kentucky Derby day event.

Julep, the boutique cocktail bar that has been closed during the pandemic, will reopen May 1 to throw a “COVID-conscious” version of its annual Derby Day party. The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby ...

Forte is the favorite to win the 149th Kentucky Derby, but as last year taught us, anything can happen in the fastest two minutes in sports.