Have you tried a Mint Julep? I have, once. I'm not much of a bourbon drinker but when I was at a Kentucky Derby party many years ago, the host offered up Mint Juleps as the party cocktail of choice to go along with the two minute horse race we were about to watch.
I liked them. Must be the combination of mint, sugar and water that take the bite out of the bourbon for me.
If you're having a Kentucky Derby party, or even if you're not, a Mint Julep is worth a try.
The mint julep has been promoted by Churchill Downs in association with the Kentucky Derby since 1938. Each year almost 120,000 juleps are served at Churchill Downs over the two day period of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby.
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