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Celebrate the Kentucky Derby
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Your guide to the best juleps, hats, horses, and more
Food & Drink
A Louisville mixologist shakes up the signature drinks of horse racing’s signature showdowns
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Everything you need to know to master the Run for the Roses
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Arts & CultureFans can’t attend this year’s Run for the Roses, but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch the race from home in style
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GardensWhy Churchill Downs looks so stunning on the big day
Drinks
Leading up to the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, celebrate Mint Julep Month with Garden & Gun and Maker’s Mark
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Arts & CultureHighlights from one hundred forty-five years of history
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12 SlideshowSportingAdorable alert: These new Thoroughbred foals at a Lexington horse farm might be tomorrow’s Run for the Roses racers
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TravelWhen in bourbon country, these four bars and restaurants will do you—and your mint julep—proud
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The Southerner's HandbookSecrets to betting on the greatest horse race of them all
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DrinksA spoonful of blueberry jam and an extra herb in the muddle help this julep go down
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Food & DrinkYour new secret ingredient: a liqueur made by monks that is also available at your local grocery store
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DrinksTart up your julep with a splash of blackberry sauce and a squeeze of lemon
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DrinksBring a splash of bubbly to the party with this cocktail’s key ingredient: champagne syrup
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EntertainingTwelve festive entertaining items for your Run for the Roses party
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TravelSix reasons (beyond the obvious: tastings!) to plan a high-spirited trip through the Bluegrass State
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Food & DrinkA new book puts tasty spins on the classic Bluegrass State snack
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CollectionsOn the menu at chef Sara Bradley’s Paducah restaurant: hundreds of bourbons from her private stash
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SportingSixteen ways to say cheers to Big Red in advance of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby
Recipes with Kentucky Flavor
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RecipeKick off Derby weekend with a pistachio chess pie mingled with bitter chocolate
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Food & DrinkTry a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections
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Food & DrinkJust two ingredients, plus a few flavorings, are all you need for classic Kentucky beer cheese dip
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Food & DrinkTry this simple recipe for Benedictine spread, a Louisville favorite
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RecipeNo matter how you slice it, this classic will feed—and please—a crowd
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DrinksThe mint julep isn’t just for the Derby anymore
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RecipesBenedictine, the classic Kentucky recipe, gets a dill pickle update
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RecipeThe House of Marigold shares its own Derby-day delight
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Food & DrinkA perfect partner for your country ham
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RecipeFresh fruit and libations combine in a spin on a Kentucky favorite
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Food & DrinkHow do you burgoo?
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RecipeA Louisville chef unites her favorite Filipino and Kentucky flavors
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Food & DrinkA Derby-season snack from Louisville’s Brown Hotel
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Sporting SouthAn unforgettable Indian horse that gave it all—and more
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Goings-OnA new exhibit in Lexington celebrates the most famous racehorse that ever was
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SportingFor twelve days each September, racing’s elite arrive in Lexington to bid on yearling Thoroughbreds
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Arts & CultureThree new pony-related books just in time for race season—plus, one visual stunner to make your coffee table an ode to all things equestrian
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Drinks
Knockout cocktail recipes to celebrate the South’s favorite spirit
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DrinksA grown up version of the classic Southern concoction
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DrinksToast the Breeders’ Cup Classic with a fall-inspired drink from the Apiary in Lexington, Kentucky
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DrinksThe potent punch recipe from our October/November cover
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DrinksShake up your cocktail routine with a Queen Bee from Atlanta’s One Eared Stag
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DrinksA velveteen sipper from New Orleans
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DrinksAn original anniversary libation by Houston bartender Alba Huerta salutes the South
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Food & DrinkChef Joe Trull’s take on the perfect summer treat
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DrinksA very Southern cocktail
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DrinksA smooth recipe to get you in mint condition for the Derby
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DrinksParty like it’s 1829
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Anatomy of a ClassicBourbon the old-fashioned way
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DrinksA bourbon cocktail built around local ingredients and homemade honey syrup
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DrinksWe asked Alba Huerta of Julep in Houston, Texas, to share her tips for mixing perfect mint julep every time
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50 SlideshowArts & CultureGet inspired for this year’s race with a look at some amazing Derby hats
Entertaining
Entertaining expert Camille Styles shares her tips
Southern Mint Juleps
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DrinksWe asked Alba Huerta of Julep in Houston, Texas, to share her tips for mixing perfect mint julep every time
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Drinks
Two vintage recipes from the 1930s
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TravelWhen in bourbon country, these four bars and restaurants will do you—and your mint julep—proud
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DrinksAn early-nineteenth-century Southern julep
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WeekendsBeyond luxury accommodations, great food, and first-rate service, these resorts are a Southern equestrian’s dream
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The G&G InterviewCatching up with a giant of horse racing, all five foot five of him
