Churchill Downs Racetrack might be the expert on ... WHAT: Sip on signature drinks from some of Kentucky's top bourbon distilleries, enjoy bourbon-inspired cuisine and meet Master Distillers ...

(FOX 56) — When you think of Kentucky, three things tend to pop into your mind: bourbon, basketball ... “You know, there’s a lot of ups and downs in the business, but it’s the love of the horse that ...

Derby pie, hot browns, Benedictine sandwiches, bourbon balls and ... only a tangential connection to the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs will not sell it on the grounds this week or most weeks.

Few are as memorable — or as tasty — as the drink of choice at Churchill Downs: the mint julep ... Later in the 1700s, when Americans began distilling bourbon in Kentucky, bourbon replaced ...

Kentucky is known for both bourbon and ... horsemen were also distillers of some note." Bartender Ron Jones makes a mint julep before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., ...

Big hats, bets and, of course, bourbon ... small distilleries," Morris said. "So many of the early prominent horsemen were also distillers of some note." Bartender Ron Jones makes a mint julep before ...

On Saturday, May 3, there will be a Ruth Hunt Chocolate Sampling at the distillery for Derby. Woodford Reserve $5,000 Mint Julep at Churchill Downs For the ultimate bourbon-related Derby souvenir ...

Which means if you’re not heading to Churchill Downs on May 3 for the 151st ... s Ice Cream and Newport’s New Riff Distilling will do the trick: Bourbon Ball Ice Cream. Before the days of ...