Mint julep of them in specially made Kentucky Derby collectible glasses. In a contract arrangement between the Brown-Forman Corporation and Churchill Downs that has lasted more than 18 years, the Early Times Mint Julep Cocktail has been the designated "official mint julep of the Kentucky Derby", although the Early Times sold within the United States is a Kentucky whiskey, not a bourbon, due to its being aged in used, rather than new, oak barrels. However beginning in 2015, Old Forester, which is also produced by the Brown-Forman Corporation, is now "the official drink of the Kentucky Derby," when sold as Old Forester
Maghrebi mint tea drinking establishments in Europe and North America. The spearmint cultivar "Mentha spicata" 'Nana' possesses a clear, pungent, mild aroma, and is the mint that is traditionally used in Maghrebi mint tea. Other hybrids and cultivars of "Mentha", including "yerba buena", are occasionally used as substitutes for Nana mint. In Morocco, people enjoy perfuming their Moroccan mint tea with herbs and flowers. For fancy occasions, they like adding orange blossom water. In the cold season, they add many warming herbs like Pennyroyal mint and absinthe. Historians differ as to when they think tea was introduced to Moroccan culture, although some say