The executive chef at Churchill Downs explains how he and his team make juleps for the 400,000 people who come through their gates.

Each Mint Julep sold at Churchill Downs is served in a commemorative keepsake glass (which is a nuisance to keep up with throughout the day). Still, even if you make it home with the costly ...

It’s impossible to think of another cocktail and sporting event so closely interwoven as the potent, leafy Southern sipper and America’s most famous horse race.

The outfits. The garland of roses. Few are as memorable — or as tasty — as the drink of choice at Churchill Downs: the mint julep. It is the standard drink for attendants of the iconic horse ...

Three Diamonds Farm’s Pin Up Betty, winner of last year’s Regret Stakes (G3), will face a competitive cast of 11 fillies and ...

A fan enjoys a mint julep before the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2016. Louisville Courier-Journal/USA Today Network via Reuters, FILE The mint ...

Few sporting events and beverages go together quite like the mint julep and the Kentucky Derby. The fresh and minty drink is a Churchill Downs tradition, and it's been that way for more than a ...

The first is the one served at Churchill Downs, and the second is Woodford Reserve’s original recipe. Cheers!Danielson’s Mint Julep Recipe (served at Churchill Downs) In a copper julep cup ...

Why is the mint julep the official drink of the Kentucky Derby? PHOTO: A fan enjoys a mint julep before the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2016.