The mint julep is an icon of Dixie, which was not lost upon Margaret Mitchell when she knocked out her blockbuster Civil War novel Gone With The Wind in 1936.

It’s horse racing season! And we are in the final leg of the horse racing cycle known as the Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby already has a ...

The signature cocktail of the Preakness Stakes is the Black-Eyed Susan, which is as much of a staple of the second leg of the Triple Crown as the mint julep is to the Kentucky Derby. The drink is ...

A Pleasant View woman is being held on a $100,000 bond, accused of threatening a Tennessee politician on social media.

Horses were poised, bets were on, hats were at the ready and the bourbon was standing by, ready to be poured into thousands of mint julep cocktails. It must be horse racing season. The Kentucky Derby, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Enjoying this classic American libation doesn't require a trip to the track (AP) Kentucky Derby weekend is a spectacle of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And since the Derby is the perfect reason to host a bunch of friends for an afternoon of drinking and merriment, we spoke to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wonder how many mint juleps are consumed at the Kentucky Derby? Walter Scott found the answer! Close to 120,000 times over ...

Mint Juleps are the official cocktails of the Kentucky Derby (Image: Bloomberg, Bloomberg via Getty Images) Get ready to place your bets - the 152nd Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday. And what ...

Place your wagers – the 152nd Kentucky Derby gallops in this Saturday. There's no finer way to mark the occasion than sipping on a classic Mint Julep. This beverage has become synonymous with the ...

The Kentucky Derby has two images that stick with you long after the race is over. A winning horse draped in a thick blanket of roses and thousands of fans lifting silver cups packed with ice and ...