to its pageantry and elaborate hats. But for us, it comes down to one thing: the mint julep. And since the Derby is the perfect reason to host a bunch of friends for an afternoon of drinking and ...

Pour 10ml/2 teaspoons of the cooled sugar syrup into a julep cup with all the remaining ingredients except the mint sprig. Carefully ‘churn’ the ingredients in the cup by stirring from top to ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Erik Ofgang is a Connecticut journalist who writes about drinks. In the 1990s, the mint juleps served during the Kentucky Derby at ...

Mint julep cocktail in a silver cup on a table - Bhofack2/Getty Images "Buffalo Trace is one of my favorites, and I always try to use it in whiskey-based cocktails," Quatraro told Food Republic.

Could mint juleps get even better? It's hard to believe, but this blackberry-mint julep is the refreshing upgrade on the classic cocktail that I can't get enough of. This Kentucky Derby drink gets ...

The ninth in a series of step-by-step drink tutorials from cocktail masters, the Eveleigh's Dave Kupchinksy shows us how to make the perfect Mint Julep. You like drinking, sure, and maybe you even ...