Blog Post: Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Cocktail Kit + Virtual Class

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Cocktail Kit + Virtual Class

The Kentucky Derby is back on Saturday September 5th after being postponed.

We can’t have our annual celebration here, but we can help you have your own at home. Join bar director Tobin Shea for a virtual schooling on the famous Mint Julep at 11:00 am. Be ready for the Derby Pre-show on NBC by noon. The most exciting two minutes in sports begins at 3:50pm PST.

Snag your Mint Julep Cocktail Kit on the link below. Kit includes the makings of 6 mint juleps thanks to our friends at Woodford Reserve, 2 copper cups and 2 seersucker masks).

Kit + Class 75
Kit only 60
Class only 15

RESERVE HERE
*Contactless curbside pickup and delivery on Friday 9.4.20 only from 2-6pm.

Plus, Warm Weather Wine from Wine Director Josh Wibbenmeyer and Chef Neal’s Labor Day Feast with additional Derby Vittles also available. See full menus and book below.

Wine Director Josh Wibbenmeyer’s WARM WEATHER WINE 3-BOTTLE PACK
60
NV Cabernet Franc, Bouvet-Ladubay, Rose Excellence, Loire Valley, France
2019 Picpoul, Bonny Doon, Beeswax Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, California
2019 Gamay Blend, Pence, PTG, Sta. Rita Hills, California

Chef Neal’s LABOR DAY FEAST (serves two)
58 per person

PEEL & EAT SHRIMP
horseradish remoulade
GEM WEDGE SALAD
buttermilk blue cheese, heirloom tomatoes, fines herbes
BEELER’S BABY BACK RIBS
bourbon barbecue sauce
MARY’S FREE RANGE CHICKEN THIGHS
roasted sweet corn, hatch chiles, torpedo onions
YUKON POTATO SALAD
smoked bacon, celery leaf, pickled mustard seed
SALT & PEPPER PARKER ROLLS
whipped butter
BOURBON CHOCOLATE CARAMEL MOUSSE
salted pecans

Chef Neal’s DERBY VITTLES KIT (serves two)
28 per person

BISCUITS & HAM
ham, pimento cheese, honey mustard
DEVILED EGGS
SPICY PORK RINDS
GARDEN PICKLES

RESERVE HERE
*Contactless curbside pickup and delivery on Friday 9.4 only from 2-6pm.

And lastly, a recipe and playlist for the long weekend:

Bar Director Tobin Shea’s Mint Julep Recipe
Kentucky Derby playlist from our friends The California Feetwarmers

We are also open during regular hours for outdoor dining Wednesday-Sunday 9.2-9.6.

brown box opened by hands showing roses

bartender in bowler hat

box with hand reaching in inside is mint and 2 green bottles and copper glasses

Kentucky Derby Band

bottle of Woodford reserve in a box

woman in orange hat sitting in white chair with cocktail in hand

Bottle of bourbon with copper cups and rose petals on a table for Kentucky derby

smiling man in white Oxford and peach hat and camel cardigan

woman with grey nail polish and gold bangles holding a copper mint julep cup

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Cocktail Kit + Virtual Class

Tobin Shea bartending outside in the garden with a derby hat

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Cocktail Kit + Virtual Class

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