Kentucky Derby cocktails

I wanna slam some mojitos tomorrow.

I do the old Walker Percy recipe:

"You need excellent bourbon whiskey; rye or Scotch will not do. Put half an inch of sugar in the bottom of the glass and merely dampen it with water. Next, very quickly—and here is the trick in the procedure—crush your ice, actually powder it—preferably in a towel with a wooden mallet, so quickly that it remains dry, and, slipping two sprigs of fresh mint against the inside of the glass, cram the ice in right to the brim, packing it with your hand. Finally, fill the glass, which apparently has no room left for anything else, with bourbon, the older the better, and grate a bit of nutmeg on the top. The glass will frost immediately. Then settle back in your chair for half an hour of cumulative bliss.”

Maybe I'll drink some Ghost from a mason jar.

The mint julep is the no-brainer. I don't want anything named mule. It reminds me of the horses I usually bet on.

Kentucky Mule:

2-3oz Bourbon
4oz Ginger beer
1/2lime juice and muddled line wedge.

quote:

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Kentucky Mule

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Hells Yeah! Still thanking Tony Cribbins for introducing me to this little copper cup of heaven.

Mint juleps is the answer here.

Bourbon
Sprig of crushed mint
Simple sugar
Little water or unsweet tea

I've been waging a never ending war against the mint in the garden. Me and bourbon are fighting the good fight.......

Ran by the store and grabbed woodford, cheap vodka, mint infused simple syrup (something out of Memphis), limes, lime juice, and mint. I'm good for mint juleps, Moscow mules, and Kentucky mules.

I've got some 4 roses if that would work also

Forget the sugar. Sugar is for the women and girly men. Good bourbon and mint leaves stored in the fridge to cool is what puts hair on your chest.