Download or read book The Mint Julep written by Richard Barksdale Harwell and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers perhaps the fullest documentation of the social background of a single drink. It chronicles the history, traditions, & folklore attached to the uniquely American & distinctly Southern "democratic drink," the mint julep. Recipes throughout the volume offer innumerable combinations of mixing, stirring, & serving, mint juleps, describing the subtle regional variations of the julep, including the pre-Civil War version served in England.