A Favorite in a Full Field of Drinks for Derby Day

You may have a drink recipe that gets an annual workout as the thoroughbreds walk to the gate. But if you don’t — and even if you do — you might want to saunter through “Julep,” a new guide by Alba Huerta, who owns a bar called Julep in Houston. The book begins with the drink itself and its history. In the South, it was enjoyed by the moneyed crowd equipped with silver julep cups. The book goes on to cover cocktails that have Southern roots like Ramos gin fizz and milk punch. The drink recipes often call for turbinado syrup, made with granulated light brown sugar, a component worth having even for Northern cocktails. Recipes for bar snacks take you through deviled eggs and pimento cheese. — “Julep: Southern Cocktails Refashioned” by Alba Huerta (Lorena Jones Books, $24.99).

Posted 10:01 p.m. Apr 16, 2018 — Updated 10:01 p.m. Apr 16, 2018

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FLORENCE FABRICANT

, New York Times

You may have a drink recipe that gets an annual workout as the thoroughbreds walk to the gate. But if you don’t — and even if you do — you might want to saunter through “Julep,” a new guide by Alba Huerta, who owns a bar called Julep in Houston. The book begins with the drink itself and its history. In the South, it was enjoyed by the moneyed crowd equipped with silver julep cups. The book goes on to cover cocktails that have Southern roots like Ramos gin fizz and milk punch. The drink recipes often call for turbinado syrup, made with granulated light brown sugar, a component worth having even for Northern cocktails. Recipes for bar snacks take you through deviled eggs and pimento cheese. — “Julep: Southern Cocktails Refashioned” by Alba Huerta (Lorena Jones Books, $24.99).

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