The Kentucky Mint Julep

by Joe Nickell

Book Overview

The ultimate guide to the quintessential Derby drink A simple concoction -- bourbon, mint, sugar, and water -- the mint julep is legendary. Few people know its history and even fewer know how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813122759
• ISBN13: 9780813122755
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Quintessential Kentuckiana

This great little book will make a wonderful gift or stocking stuffer for anyone from Kentucky, anyone interested in Kentucky, or anyone who has a keen interest in "adult beverages"! Joe Nickell brings the same method of meticulous research honed in investigating everything from weeping icons, haunted hotels, UFO sightings, and sleight-of-hand hoaxers to this charming and quintessentially Kentuckian drink. Way to go, Colonel Nickell!