Category: Cocktails

  • 24 Hours in Charlotte: The Road to Van Gogh and Back

    Johnnie Bud and I hit the road Saturday morning for ~noon arrival to Van Gogh Exhibit Charlotte: The Immersive Experience and when I write “road” I Highway 64 and not I-40 because when you have the option to cruise the more comfortable and relaxed of westward bound routes, you should…

  • Neighborhood Drinks at Sidebar in Cary Downtown

    Located at 215 East Chatham Street, Sidebar is open Wednesday-Friday at 4 p.m. (closing at midnight Wednesday-Thursday, 2 a.m. Friday) and opens at noon on Saturday and Sunday (closing at 2 a.m. and midnight, respectively).

  • Cocktail Experiments: Tuscan Orange Honeysuckle

    What could I do with Smirnoff Wild Honey? Find some blood oranges and make a sweet, Tuscan cocktail, of course!

  • Fireside Cocktails: Warm Peppermint Patty

    It’s officially Day 1 of snow and we’ve just started the fireplace… and our third movie since last night. This calls for a hot cocktail! Warm Peppermint Patty This thing literally tastes like a melted York Peppermint Patty. Rich, tasty, and boozy. Cheers to all of that, y’all. The Necessities:…

  • Get Snowed In with This Wintry Cocktail

    Bailey’s has released a vegan almond milk liqueur and with the impending snowmaggedon coming for Raleigh, I decided it was a great option for experimenting with to come up with a cocktail that I’m going to enjoy from the comfort of the couch. I blended a shot of Ketel One…

  • I’m Finally Going to Pepper Fest!

    I have wanted to go to this event for years, but something has always come up that’s kept me from snagging tickets ($30 here)… until this year, y’all! Can you imagine how excited I was when my girl Cherith from Clairemont Communications gave me a buzz to ask to me…

  • What’s in your perfect Bloody Mary?

    Last week my family and I took an impromptu vacation (our first in 8 years according to Little Sister) to Topsail Island and I ordered a few Bloody Mary cocktails to take full advantage of the beachy state of mind. An extra spicy Bloody Mary at Beach Shop was a…

  • March Madness is Coming!

    Ok, so it’s not here yet… but things sure are heating up on Tobacco Road! After doing some fun event research for a postcard at work, I decided that I want to have a March Madness party this year. Either at the townhouse or at Buckhead. I mean, this is…