Mint Julep

The classic cocktail of Kentucky, traditionally served virtually all over the state on the first Saturday in May at the running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, the mint julep actually predates the creation of its now prime ingredient, namely bourbon, which was not distilled until the late eighteenth century—not in Kentucky but in what was then Bourbon County, Virginia. Today, debate still rages in Kentucky over whether a mint julep must be served in a special frosted silver julep cup t