Julep (or mint julep) is an American drink in which alcohol and sugar are mixed and poured over ice, and mint is added. Americans connect this drink with summertime and the South, where it is popular. It is a custom to drink it while watching the Kentucky Derby.At the 2006 Kentucky Derby, custom-made mint juleps were made at a cost of $1000 each. The mint juleps were served in gold-plated cups with silver straws, and were made from Woodford Reserve bourbon, mint imported from Ireland, ice from the Bavarian Alps, and sugar from Australia. The proceeds were used to support charitable causes dedicated to retired race horses.
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The word julep was originally used to designate a syrupy drink in which medicine was given. It is a French word which means "rose water". Julep in the sense of "alcoholic drink flavoured with mint" was first recorded in 1787.
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