This one is a ginger infused bourbon created by the legendary (or maybe mythical) Virgil Kaine, train conductor by day and bootlegger by night in the 1860’s. The picture above should be making your mouth water -right- about -now.Ĭharleston, South Carolina has its own bourbon company too. Real Tennessee whiskey and pure dairy cream is softened by the subtle flavors of real caramel, red apple, fig, pecan and all-natural secret ingredients. If you’ve never tried a “Sipping Cream”, I insist you put that on your to do list this weekend. Whisper Creek® Tennessee Sipping Cream® is this downtown Nashville distillery’s flagship brand. I’m not sure the Sweet Tea Lemonade Bourbon really needs to be mixed with anything, but I love their suggestion for the Savannah Moon. They make an Original, the “Eighty Eight”, and a Sweet Tea Lemonade Bourbon. That’s right! Savannah has its own Bourbon Company. Great on the rocks with a few cranberries floating around as a colorful and festive garnish. However, as wonderful as the Midnight Moon Apple Pie Moonshine is, in honor of Thanksgiving, let me commend to you the Cranberry Midnight Moon. And I love the cinnamon sticks, strawberry halves, cranberries, etc. This is one spirit I always keep on hand. I’d recommend the Midnight Moon Apple Pie Moonshine on the rocks- or mixed with a little club soda. Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon Distillery Think chocolate covered strawberry cocktails or a basil strawberry julep. Mighty fine on the rocks but I’m excited to try making Strawberry Rye Whiskey Icecream! Find the recipe here. Pennington’s is a distillery out of Nashville and if you like the signature spicy finish of a rye whiskey, you’ll find this a real treat. Peach not your thing? Try Pennington’s Strawberry Rye Whiskey. Or sweeten up your next brunch with an Augusta Bellini or Fruitland Mimosa. You could also substitute Eggnog for the Half and half and Amaretto and you’ll have a “Georgia Egg Nog”. I can’t wait to serve this next drink at my family’s Christmas Eve soiree.įruitland Augusta Georgia Peach Tea Vodka “When we developed the flavor profile, I didn’t want anything but peaches to come through,” said Kato.

Kato developed the formula and then had it tested by chemists. I met Yuri Kato of Fruitland, who spent four years with her team developing the products. To learn more about Fruitland Augusta check out their website here. Middle Georgia folks will appreciate that Fruitland Augusta sources their peaches from a variety of farms around Georgia, Lane Southern Orchards, Carroll Farms, and Pearson Farms. After his death, the property was purchased by the famous golfer, Bobby Jones and his partners to build what’s known today as the most famous golf course in the world, Augusta National. The owner of the Fruitland, Prosper Berckmans planted millions of Georgia Peaches in his 50-year long career, making Georgia forever known as the Peach State. Photos and history courtesy of Fruitland Augustaįruitland Augusta- Georgia Peach Vodka and Georgia Peach Tea VodkaĪugusta was home to a famous nursery called Fruitland Nursery in the 1800s. Use your imagination to come up with some new libations or check out their recipe suggestions on their website here. Mmm #PSVĭon’t forget Cathead also produces a fine Honeysuckle Vodka and a Pecan Vodka. OR try it with cream soda and a sage leaf.

Garnish with some cinnamon sticks and you’ve got yourself a very cozy Cathead Warm Autumn Cider. The possibilities with this Cathead Pumpkin Spice Vodka (#PSV) are nearly endless.

Now, pay attention all of you #PSL lovers. Cathead is the first legal distillery in Mississippi since then. (Note that Mississippi was the last state to repeal prohibition in 1966. I tried the Cathead Pumpkin Spice Vodka- a super smooth vodka made in Mississippi. Try this:Īmerican Born Arnold POM-er (I made up the name- I’m so clever) The original moonshine wasn’t bad either- smoother than expected. THE best sweet tea flavored – well anything- I’ve ever had! Excellent on the rocks but if you’ll mix up a jar of it with a bottle of Simply Lemonade, you’ve got one of the finest things I ever did taste and fit to serve a crowd at your next southern soiree. You might find your new Thanksgiving cocktail right here! I think half of the Southern distilleries from here to Nashville were in Savannah, Georgia for this event! I’m going to hit the highlights of the Southern spirit distilleries that were at the festival and throw in a few of my new favorite holiday concoctions. I must admit, when I heard about the “Savannah Food and Wine Festival” I expected some well known local Savannah restaurants and a whole lot of California wines- but I was pleasantly surprised. Poster designed by SCAD graduate student Narges Jafari. Photo Credit Savannah Food and Wine Festival.

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