202 marks the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. To help celebrate the occasion, Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky is releasing a $1,000 Mint Julep in a Silver Cup with and a $5,000 Mint Julep in a Gold Cup. If this sounds expensive, well, it is but, it’s all for a good cause. The proceeds for this year’s cups will be going to Our Mims Retirement Haven. Founded by Jeanne Mirabito, this sanctuary outside of Paris, Kentucky, is a retirement farm for fillies and broodmares, and is named after the 1977 Eclipse Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Our Mims.
Now, if you can’t purchase a cup this year you can still pretend you belong on the famous racetracks Millionaire’s Row by making the same mint julep at home. Here is the full 2025 Kentucky Derby Mint Julep cocktail recipe.
How Make ‘The Filly Mint Julep’
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- One barspoon of hand-crafted simple syrup
- 1 sprig of Chocolate Mint
- 1 spring of Peppermint
- 1 spring of Spearmint
Directions
- Mix bourbon and simple syrup in the bottom of a julep cup.
- Fill with crushed ice.
- Garnish with three springs of mint.
Enjoy!
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