What'S The Official Drink Of The Kentucky Derby 2024. This churchill downs staple — a cocktail with bourbon, fresh mint, ice, sugar and water — has been the kentucky derby's official drink since 1938, but experts believe its history here goes well beyond the '30s. Here's how to make the pink cocktail.

For nearly a century, the mint julep has served as the traditional beverage of the kentucky derby and the track at which the race takes place, churchill downs. It has been the official drink of the kentucky derby for almost a century;