{"id":245,"date":"2014-05-02T18:26:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T18:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:53:11","slug":"how-to-make-the-perfect-mint-julep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plazahotelcasino.com\/blog\/how-to-make-the-perfect-mint-julep-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Perfect Mint Julep"},"content":{"rendered":"The Mint Julep has been the official drink for the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century. How did this drink consisting of mint, sugar, and bourbon achieve such fame?\r\n\r\n<h2>History of the Julep<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\u201cJulep\u201d comes from the Persian for \u201crose water\u201d. It describes a sweet drink used to mask the taste of medicine. Truth be told, mint juleps were the original energizing morning drink! Horse trainers who woke up early would prepare the drink to help face the day. Eventually, the julep started showing up at horse races. In 1938, Churchill Downs started charging twenty-five cents once they noticed the mint julep glasses disappearing. Those cups are the leading Kentucky Derby collectible. It is tradition for the Kentucky Governor to use the mint julep sterling silver glass to toast the winning Derby owner.\r\n\r\nKentuckyDerby.com explains that during the Kentucky Derby, 120,000 mint juleps are served over the two-day period. That\u2019s eighty tons of shaved ice and 2,200 pounds of fresh mint! Since 2006, one has the option of purchasing a custom-made mint julep served in a gold-plated cup with a silver straw for $1,000! Proceeds from this extra-premium drink go to care for retired race horses.\r\n\r\n<h2>Mint Julep Recipe<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-251 \" title=\"Oscar's Mint Julep\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mint-julep-bright4.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar's Mint Julep\" width=\"432\" height=\"648\" \/>\r\n\r\nHere at Oscar\u2019s you can find a similar, more moderately priced, premium drink. If you are watching The Derby at the <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plaza Hotel and Casino<\/a>, come into <a href=\"\/dining\/oscars-steakhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oscar\u2019s Steakhouse<\/a> for a perfectly muddled mint julep using Woodford Reserve, the official bourbon of The Kentucky Derby! We also enjoy the mint julep mixed with Blanton\u2019s Bourbon because of the festive bottle pictured below. \r\n\r\nOr make your own with the following recipe:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>10 Mint Leaves<\/li>\r\n<li>\u00bc oz Simple Syrup<\/li>\r\n<li>Crushed Ice<\/li>\r\n<li>2 oz Woodford Reserve or Blanton\u2019s Bourbon<\/li>\r\n<li>\u00bc oz Soda Water<\/li>\r\n<li>1 Lime Wedge<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\nMuddle mint leaves with simple syrup. Pour over crushed ice. Add bourbon. Add sprits of soda water. Mix well. Garnish with mint leaf and lime wedge. Cheers!\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254 \" title=\"Blantons\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Blantons.jpg\" alt=\"Blantons\" width=\"487\" height=\"538\" \/>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mint Julep has been the official drink for the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century. How did this drink consisting of mint, sugar, and bourbon achieve such fame? History of the Julep \u201cJulep\u201d comes from the Persian for \u201crose water\u201d. It describes a sweet drink used to mask the taste of medicine. 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