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) Julep (company) Julep Beauty, Inc. is a privately held Seattle, WA based cosmetics company founded in 2007 by Jane Park, a former Starbucks and Boston Consulting Group executive. The company sells its products online, which includes the company’s Julep Maven service, in retail and in its branded beauty parlors. Starting in 2007, Julep opened four nail parlors in the Seattle area that offer manicures, pedicures, facials, and waxing. CEO Jane Park saw a rise in popularity for nail care products, prompting her to focus on selling new products online and through television. While expanding the parlors as a "third place"