Austin Derby Social

The traditional mint julep: Maker’s Mark bourbon, cane sugar, and mint.

Guests are greeted with hoecakes with caviar and crème fraîche from Launderette staff sporting their Moore & Giles leather aprons.

Singer-songwriter Danny Golden plays a mixture of rock and roll and Americana tunes.

In an effort to ditch plastic straws, mint juleps are sipped through festive striped paper straws.

From left: Kelsey Oleneck, Leslie Detore, Stratton Goodman, and Mary Margaret Roark pose in front of the rose-covered Mint Julep Month wall.

Custom green leather mint julep menus from Moore & Giles list the social’s julep options.

Bartenders in custom Moore & Giles leather aprons mix The Golden Gait Julep made with Maker’s Mark® bourbon, mint leaves, Champagne syrup, and maraschino liqueur.

Guests mingle and sip mint juleps in their best Derby attire.

Ross Moody and Jenna Zielbauer, the winners of the best-dressed contest, each receive a $100 gift card to dine at Launderette.

Guests cheer for their favorite horse as they watch a live stream of the 145th Run for the Roses.

From left: Mary Margaret Roark, Anne Marie Mackin, and Quatro Wyatt toast to Derby day.