Mint julep Mint julep The mint julep is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon (or some other spirit), sugar, water, crushed or shaved ice, and fresh mint. As a bourbon-based cocktail, it is associated with the American South and the cuisine of the Southern United States in general, and the Kentucky Derby in particular. A mint julep is traditionally made with four ingredients: mint leaf, bourbon, simple syrup, and crushed ice. Traditionally, spearmint is the mint of choice used in Southern states, and in Kentucky in particular. Proper preparation of the cocktail is commonly debated, as methods may
What Goes On (Velvet Underground song) What Goes On (Velvet Underground song) "What Goes On" is a song by the Velvet Underground. It was the only single released from their 1969 eponymous third album. The song was recorded in 1968 at T.T.G. Studios in Hollywood. A concert performance of the song, with Doug Yule on keyboards, was included on their double live album "". Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry performed "What Goes On" (with elements of "Beginning to See the Light") on his 1978 solo album "The Bride Stripped Bare". The "What Goes On" organ riff was used in the Talking Heads song "Once in a