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 ...

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 ...

They are most often served with fresh mint in julep cups (or Collins glasses if tins are not available). The bourbon or rye whisky based Mint Julep is by far the best known of its genre. When making a ...

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into julep cup half filled with crushed ice. STIR the drink with the crushed ice using a bar spoon. Top up the cup with more crushed ice and STIR again.

Using a pestle, muddle (crush) the mint with the sugar in the bottom of an 8-ounce julep cup or rocks glass. Add the crushed ice and burbon and stir vigorously with a spoon. Garnish with the top sprig ...