Description
First Saturday in May, Louisville. The infield is a sea of pastel suits and extravagant hats, the band strikes up My Old Kentucky Home, and the whole crowd sings along, misty-eyed. On the clubhouse balcony a woman in a hat the size of a cartwheel raises a frosty silver cup filled with bourbon, crushed ice and fresh mint. The horses are coming onto the track, and for two thrilling minutes nothing else in the world will matter.
This mint julep glass carries that Derby spirit and the gracious hospitality of the American South. Offer it to a Kentucky Derby party host, a bourbon lover, a Southern belle living far from home or a horse racing fan who never misses a race. Place it on a bar cart beside a bottle of bourbon, on a porch-side table indoors, or among silver julep cups in a dining room hutch. It brings a touch of magnolia-scented elegance to any room.
Piece details
- A Southern mint julep glass
- Slim at about 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 3″
- From Rochard
- French porcelain, decorated by hand in Limoges
Bring it as a hostess gift to a Derby watch party, and it will be the talk of the afternoon. Bourbon distillery tourists will love it as a souvenir as well, a reminder of rickhouses, barrels and tasting rooms along the Kentucky trail.
