Here's what you get if you buy a $1,000 mint julep at the Kentucky Derby via CNBCMakeIt
The beverages will go for about $10 a pop at the track but, for the 14th year in a row, Kentucky bourbon distilleryis offering a limited number of $1,000 mint juleps for those who are looking to splurge.
"You get the most beautiful julep cup you've ever seen in your life," Woodford Reserve master distillertells CNBC Make It, adding: "Each year, the cup has been unique. We've had silver cups, gold-plated cups, both at the same time, as we do this year. We've had cups that have had diamonds in them and emeralds and rubies."
The proceeds from the $1,000 and $2,500 cocktails go to a different charity every year. This year, the money will benefitat Western Kentucky University, says Morris: "John Asher was the voice of Churchill Downs for 30 some odd years and he was so passionate about horse racing, about the Derby, and he was quite the historian. He unexpectedly passed away last summer and we created this foundation in his name to continue a new generation of journalism students at his alma mater.
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