National Mint Julep Day in USA
National Mint Julep Day in USA is held on May 30. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us
Centuries ago, there was an Arabic drink called julab, made with water and rose petals. Juleps and Similar Libations Were Called Antifogmatics and Were Often Consumed in the Morning. No One Drinks Mint Juleps in the South These Days. The Earliest Juleps Didn't Include Bourbon or Mint—Just Rum, Water and Sugar.
Kentucky senator Henry Clay is known to have introduced Mint Julep in Washington DC’s Round Robin Bar in 1850 from where it really took off. Over a century later in 1983, Mint Julep became the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.
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