My friend Leah and I went to Sip & Savor - a bourbon & bites bash, which is a fundraiser for The Clay Center.
The event paired bites with sips of bourbon. For $55, we got six tickets. Each ticket was good for one pairing.
Here’s what we had:
Virgil Kaine Low Country Whiskey Co - Ginger infused bourbon with smoked chicken wing with peach habanero bbq sauce
Redemption Rye Whiskey - high rye bourbon with mini shepherd’s pies: ground lamb, whipped potatoes, mirepoix, natural jus
Woodford Reserve - reserve straight malt with salted caramel pretzel donut.
Woodford Reserve also did a cool tasting station meant to bring out flavors of bourbon where we tried cheese, nuts, cherries, chocolate, sorghum
Buffalo Trace - Buffalo Trace Bourbon with fried green tomatoes with cider reduction
Old Forester - signature 100 proof with carved steak with spiced cherry bourbon sauce
Basil Hayden - bourbon with mac & cheese bite
Jack Daniels - Gentleman Jack with mini milk chocolate cupcake with peanut butter center, topped with peanut butter cream cheese frosting, drizzled in milk chocolate ganache, garnished with chocolate and peanut butter shavings
Jack Daniels also had a VR of their tasting room.
There were 7 stations downstairs and we only had six pairing tickets. So we ended up getting three more for $20 where we could get the last station and a cocktail.
There was also an old fashioned bar.
I had never made an old fashioned - or maybe even had one - so this was exciting. Luckily, there was a bartender in line with us and she provided me with some guidance. I put some sugar cubes, some brown sugar, cherry bitters, a cherry and an orange.
Look how good I did!
There were food trucks outside, including Eggs Will Roll!
Leah tried a loaded potato one!
The Greenbrier has all kinds of delicious restaurants to try.
But a very simple stand if you have a sweet tooth is The Candy Factory.
"The Candy Maker offers world-famous handmade truffles and other tempting confections to impress that special someone or simply to treat yourself with an indulgent sweet! Select chocolates are also available in The Greenbrier Online Store."
I got a few of the Greenbrier-theme chocolates (plus a caramel!).
And, if you instead want an entire collection, they have that too!
I mean, it just draws you in.
Yes, please.
And even chocolate-covered strawberries! Have you tried it?
In White Sulphur Springs, there is a bright pink and turquoise shop that is like a mini wonderland.
B Sweet Confectionery is a little bakery with some beautiful cupcakes and breakfast/lunch items as well.
Just look at how sweet and adorable these cupcakes are!
I went for a breakfast sandwich and also a cupcake.
This is banana split cupcake!
And "The Dirty South" jumped off the page to me: melty pimento cheese, brown sugar bacon, and bacon jam.
Wow! Have you tried this place?
I've written before about the amazing vendors inside the Capitol Market, but there are great ones outside, too.
They change seasonally, and for fall they have:
- Bostic Greenhouses
- Casto's Produce
- Debbie's Corner
- E&E Greenhouses
- Gritt's Farm
- Highland Greenery
- John Crihfield Farms & Greenhouses
- Legacy Farms
- Marvin Edwards
- Parson's Produce
During winter, they will have:- French Creek Farms
- French Creek Farms Landscaping
- Jamison Farm
- Lilly's Landscaping
- Marvin Edwards
- May Tree Farm
- Parson's Produce
Then, getting into next year with spring:
- Bostic Greenhouses
- Casto's Greenhouse
- Crihfield Farm
- Debbie's Corner
- E&E Greenhouses
- Evan's Greenhouse
- Gritt's Farm
- Gritt's Midway Greenhouse
- Hall's Greenhouse
- Highland Greenery
- John Crihfield Farms & Greenhouses
- Legacy Farms
- Marvin Edwards
- Parson's Produce
- Roane Grown
Summer will have:- Bostic Greenhouses
- Casto's Greenhouse
- Casto's Produce
- Crihfield Farm
- Debbie's Corner
- E&E Greenhouses
- Gritt's Farm
- Gritt's Midway Greenhouse
- John Crihfield Farms & Greenhouses
- Legacy Farms
- Parson's Produce
- Roane Grown
Who is your favorite vendor?
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