Mint julep of spirituous liquor that has mint steeped in it, taken by Virginians of a morning." Davis’ interviewee mentions his love for whiskey came from his daily preparation of the drink Americans enjoyed not only bourbon-based juleps during the nineteenth century, but also gin-based juleps made with genever, an aged gin. British Captain Frederick Marryat's 1840 book "Second Series of A Diary in America" describes on page 41 the "real mint julep" thus: The 1862 edition of "Bar-Tenders Guide: How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion" by Jerry Thomas includes five recipes for the mint julep (as well as an
What Goes Up (short story) Up..." What Goes Up (short story) "What Goes Up" is a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1956, and later anthologized in" Tales from the White Hart". Like the rest of the collection, it is a frame story set in the fictional pub "White Hart", where Harry Purvis narrates the secondary tale. The title is a reference to the common phrase "What goes up must come down". The story narrated by Purvis is provoked by the entry of a U.F.O. enthusiast into the "White Hart." In order to quell his stories, Purvis spins