Relaxing with a Mint Julep: UGC Style

By Michael Nolan

Here in the south, nothing quite compares with having some friends over on a sultry summer evening, sitting on the porch and chatting over a refreshing mint julep.

A perennial favorite most closely associated with the recent Kentucky Derby, the mint julep is as much a part of the culture of the famous horse race as the race itself.

DID YOU KNOW? More than 80,000 mint juleps are sold at the Kentucky Derby every year!

Of course what would a julep be without that all important mint sprig? Well, it would be sweetened bourbon and nothing more and that’s just no good. If you want to partake Read the rest of this entry »