Mint julep Mint Julep Ready-to-Serve Cocktail. Since 2006, Churchill Downs has also served extra-premium custom-made mint juleps at a cost of $1000 each at the Kentucky Derby. These mint juleps were served in gold-plated cups with silver straws, and were made from Woodford Reserve bourbon, mint imported from Ireland, spring water ice cubes from the Bavarian Alps, and sugar from Australia. The proceeds were used to support charitable causes dedicated to retired race horses. Woodford Reserve, Early Times, and Old Forester are sister brands produced by Brown-Forman, and under the terms of its current marketing agreement with Churchill Downs, Woodford Reserve is
Julep (company) Capital Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, as well as celebrity backers such as Will Smith and Jay Z. Other investors include AFSquare, Alliance of Angels, Atom Factory, Creative Artists Agency, Overbrook Entertainment, Precedent Investments, Roc Nation, Troy Carter, Version One Ventures, and Western Technology Investment. Julep has raised $56M in venture capital financing to date. Julep currently employs around 200 people and plans on using funding to accelerate the introduction of new products and other operating activities. While Jane Park and Julep generally enjoy a favorable reception in most media articles (see reference section below), employee reviews on Glassdoor suggest