http://www.thirstysouth.com Dedicated to all things drinking well in the South. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:21:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/15/bloody_mary_mix/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/15/bloody_mary_mix/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:59 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1840 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/15/bloody_mary_mix/feed/ 2 To some, a Sunday brunch is not a Sunday brunch without a Bloody Mary. Its recuperative properties have long been debated, but there is no disputing the fact this is the most lycopene-packing cocktail around. Holla! Tomato juice is the … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/11/cocktails-the-jeremy-lin/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/11/cocktails-the-jeremy-lin/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:58:40 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1830 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/11/cocktails-the-jeremy-lin/feed/ 2 If you follow the NBA even remotely, you’ve surely heard of Jeremy Lin, the Harvard-educated Asian-American player who is causing pandemonium in New York right now. He’s got poise, courage, and strength – and the world is in need of … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/09/winner-winner-whiskey-dinner/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/09/winner-winner-whiskey-dinner/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:27:48 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1811 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/02/09/winner-winner-whiskey-dinner/feed/ 4 I have a confession. Until last night, I had never been to a “whiskey dinner.” Heck, I’ve rarely ever had whiskey with my dinner. Cocktails? Sure. Wine or beer? Most definitely. But whiskey? Neat? At my house, the whiskey typically … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/31/jack-rudy-cocktail-tonic/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/31/jack-rudy-cocktail-tonic/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:12:16 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1795 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/31/jack-rudy-cocktail-tonic/feed/ 1 I love a gin and tonic. There are few cocktails whose spirit and mixer come together so seamlessly to produce a greater sum. Most places use good ole Canada Dry as the “T” in the G&T. Not bad. At home, … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/26/quintessential-southern-cocktail/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/26/quintessential-southern-cocktail/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:44:17 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1785 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/26/quintessential-southern-cocktail/feed/ 4 Garden & Gun is a fine journal of Southern culture. This month’s issue features 50 great Southern bars (though, ahem, the Caribbean is included as part of the South!?), as well as some fine Southern spirits. What caught my attention … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/25/thirsty-outtakes/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/25/thirsty-outtakes/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:39 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1769 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/25/thirsty-outtakes/feed/ 0 I accumulate a lot of photos over the course of a year, only a small percentage of which end up on Thirsty South. Every once in a while, I’ll look back and see certain shots that trigger a memory, a … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/11/public-to-do-list/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/11/public-to-do-list/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:36:06 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1760 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/11/public-to-do-list/feed/ 1 Life is busy. There’s work, of course. More importantly, there’s family. And friends. I like it best when writing for Thirsty South can be an extension of the things that are most important to me. A component of those things, … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/04/van-winkle-rye-vs-high-west-rendezvous/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/04/van-winkle-rye-vs-high-west-rendezvous/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:06:39 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1735 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2012/01/04/van-winkle-rye-vs-high-west-rendezvous/feed/ 4 Following up on a battle of two exemplary wheated bourbons, we now bring you… BATTLE RYE! My “catch” of the year in 2011 was securing a prized bottle of the Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye. One bottle. It’s not easy … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/28/happy-holidays/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/28/happy-holidays/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:18:41 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1725 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/28/happy-holidays/feed/ 1 No end of year wraps ups or “best of” lists here, just wishes for a happy new year to everyone and thanks for visiting Thirsty South. Oh, and one lesson from the past week spent on vacation… when stuck in … Continue reading → http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/14/whiskey-ego-trip/ http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/14/whiskey-ego-trip/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:34:08 +0000 Thirsty South http://www.thirstysouth.com/?p=1713 Continue reading →]]> http://www.thirstysouth.com/2011/12/14/whiskey-ego-trip/feed/ 0 It’s always nice to see your name in lights, or engraved on something that at least looks like a metallic substance. So here’s the Thirsty South ego trip of the day (and year!)… one of many bottles of a single … Continue reading →