Friday, January 6, 2012

Egg Nog Nation is Once a Year



















Egg Nog Never Looked Better

by Doc Lawrence and Lynne Brandon

Doc is the supreme expert when it comes to wine, fine spirits and such esteemed beverages such as the sometimes elusive and always evocative egg nog. Cocktail lovers and those who enjoy fine vintage wines and other libations will learn that the often misunderstood holiday beverage has connections to a historical Civil War figure, a prestigious mixologist and even NASCAR


http://doclawrencenews.blogspot.com/2011/12/egg-nog-nation.html


Photo: Chris Hannah of Arnaud’s French 75 Bar created the Blue Hawaiian Nog to win the Best Bourbon Spiked Eggnog cocktail at the Tales of the Toddy in New Orleans in 2011.

McAdenville: Christmas Town USA










Christmas Town USA

by Lynne Brandon

Make a Christmas memory you will not soon forget in McAdenville, NC. The little town is on the top ten Yahoo Travel list for Christmas light destinations in the U.S. Put it on your list for 2012.

http://www.winesdownsouth.com/events/NC_McAdenvill_NC_Christmas_Lgts/Christmaslights2011.pdf