The Mint Julep
Well, it turns out that’s what you get in the general admission area bars. Mama said that in the Churchill Downs Clubhouse, you got the real, custom hand-crafted kind.
Unfortunately, the drink is not well served by democracy. Perhaps at the very root of its popularity is the fact that the mint julep was the icon of Southern aristocracy: a drink that could not be mass produced. It had to be made by hand. One at a time. Preferably by an aged and beloved family retainer. And served with white-gloved hands, from a tray, on the veranda, in silver julep cups, chilled just so.
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Comment / By Jennifer Crockett-Alvarado / April 16, 3:59 p.m.
I enjoyed your recollection of this time in your childhood. We only have Juleps on Derby Day while watching from our comfortable air-conditioned living room watching the race on our HDTVs, I doubt they are nearly refreshing, or as reviving as the ones your mama enjoyed. Thanks for sharing this story.