LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know before the 6:24 p.m. post time:
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Like some rare astrological phenomenon, both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo fall on Saturday. So we combed our recipe library for tequila and bourbon concoctions.
Some people look good in hats, some don't. But if you're going to the Kentucky Derby, you don't seem to have a choice; elaborate hats are the order of...
For once, our government did something right: In 2007, the Senate passed a resolution declaring September to be National Bourbon Heritage Month.
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Lots of otherwise-rational whiskey drinkers sadly abandon their spirit of choice when the temperature begins to rise.
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Some people look good in hats, some don't. But if you're going to the Kentucky Derby, you don't seem to have a choice; elaborate hats are the order of...
The Mint Julep rules as the official Kentucky Derby cocktail. Chris Morris, Woodford Reserve's master distiller, knows his way around a mint julep and shares his ultimate recipe.
Saturday marks the 137th Run for the Roses, and whether or not you're a horse-racing fan, it's a day for wearing frivolous hats and drinking bourbon.
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They say that mint was planted at Churchill Downs in Louisville so that mint juleps could be served at the very first Kentucky Derby in 1875. On Derby...
Mint juleps are delicious drinks, and people drink them quickly. Even the host of the party needs some time to handicap the race, call in some bets, and watch the post parade. The solution is to batch them.
Bourbon is the quintessential American whiskey and the drink of choice of many Southerners. If the recipe for mint juleps looks familiar, you would not be far wrong noticing its similarity to the Mojito.
**UPDATE**: Big Brown was Saturday's big winner, but things did not end so well for second placer Eight Belles, who had to be put down after breaking ...