Welcome to Thirsty South, dedicated to all things drinking well, here in Atlanta and beyond. Our Thirsty Guide to Atlanta covers your best bets for beer, wine, cocktails, liquor and coffee. And check out our blog for interesting news and features on Southern artisans of drinking well.
Recent Highlights:
Battle Rye: Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye vs. High West Rendezvous Rye. A whiskey battle of epic proportions. It’s a rye for a rye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Three Cocktail Cherries: Maraschino, Michigan and some moonshine cherries enter a cocktail cherry taste test, and a local Atlanta favorite emerges the winner.
Small Batch Tonic: Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. of Charleston, South Carolina, is producing an artisan tonic syrup that will make your gin very happy.
A Visit to Wadmalaw Island, Firefly Distillery: Venture out into the oaks and Spanish moss of this beautiful distillery nestled south of Charleston.
The Best Miller High Life Ever: If you’re lucky, you can find beer heaven in Memphis at a hot and steamy dive bar, with a side of jazz, and a main course of soul.
Three Fine Ryes: On the occasion of the release of new Bulleit 95 Rye, we do a side by side tasting with Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond and Russell’s Reserve 6 year old rye.
The Pappy Old Fashioned: Toying with the notion that Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old bourbon can, or should, be used in a cocktail!?
Features:
Great Southern Spirit – Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: the most Southern of drinks – sweet tea – meets vodka in this epitome of a spirit that captures the essence of summer in the South
Thirsty Guide to Atlanta: our guide to the best sources in Atlanta for quenching your thirst for great coffee, beer, wine, liquor or cocktails
Great Southern Distillery – Old Rip Van Winkle: the pinnacle of bourbon, an ode to Pappy and his Kentucky roots, “Asleep Many Years in the Wood”
Great Southern Brewery – Terrapin Beer Co.: Athens continues to rock out great things, and Terrapin Beer Co. is no exception. Read our profile of this “Great Southern Brewery.”
Great Southern Coffee Roaster – Counter Culture Coffee: the first in our series on “Great Southern X” – artisans of drinking well in the South
Favorites from the Blog:
North Georgia Wine Country: driving around Dahlonega, delving deeper into Georgia’s own slice of wine country
