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Bath time - Kentucky Derby hopeful Keyed Entry shows his teeth as he gets his bath following morning workouts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday. Expected favorite Brother Derek and three horses trained by Bob Baffert were among a full field of 20-year-olds entered in Saturday's race. (AP photo by Charlie Riedel)The Derby's this Saturday, May 6th, so don't forget to go buy some bourbon in honor of my mother - I mean, to make mint juleps with while watching "the most exciting two minutes in sports." That's about my attention span for sports anyway... though I like the pregame show for this because it's all about the pretty horses.
:)
Pre-game show on NBC: Saturday at 5:00, Eastern. They say the show goes til 6:30, so I'd assume the race is at 6:28 pm, Eastern.
For your edification and shopping list, here's the official mint julep recipe from the Derby website:
The Early Times Mint Julep Recipe
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Sprigs of fresh mint
Crushed ice
Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Silver Julep Cups
Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Per the recipe, you're supposed to drink it in a chilled silver goblet while wearing an exceedingly large hat (the latter part, just clearly understood).
Glad to be of service!
DC Native
posted by dcnative @ 2:30 PM
2 Comments:
Reminds me of my favorite band when I was living in Toronto, ONT.
They were called the
'Bourbon Tabernacle Choir'. Their music was a '6', but their name was a '10'. The name has it all, whimsy, a vague sense of blasphemy, alcohol and irreverance. Que mas quieres? (What more do you want?)
Mr. Caliente: they sound fabulous. Book them in Eugene.
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