mint julep
Keep It Classy This Derby Day with Juleps Three Ways
You need to kick off the official opening of day-drinking season in style.
Julep Season Is Upon Us
While the mint julep is a classic warm-weather drink, the zing of fresh lemon juice promises to make it all the more thirst-quenching.
Make the Mint Julep That Kentucky Is Really Drinking
It's always good to drink like a local, even if that means ignoring tradition.
Make the Classic Mint Julep of Your Jockey-Filled Dreams
Aside from a dapper seersucker suit, a serious case or the vapors, or a crushing gambling debt, there are few things more closely associated with the iconic Kentucky Derby than the equally iconic mint julep.
Classic Mint Julep Recipe
Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets. This cocktail is a guaranteed winner.
The Secret History of the Kentucky Derby's Iconic Cocktail
The mint julep is all but synonymous with the Kentucky Derby. How exactly did that happen? It's a long story that starts in the Antebellum South.
New Orleans Bartenders Are Genteel Amid Chaos
The best bartenders in the world live here in New Orleans, but I’m completely biased. We know how to drink off the job, act genteel, and handle things when they get crazy—like the time I had to pull a dancing 50-year-old Zumba instructor off of a bar...
Everyone Needs to Stop Freaking Out About the Impending Whiskey Shortage
The news you've heard is true—we're suffering from a whiskey shortage. But there's no reason to freak out about it. It's not going anywhere.