At the very tail end of spring, I’m finally getting out of town for a little vacation.  Yep, I’m leaving my garden and pets to the very tender ministrations of neighbors, relatives and friends and heading out to Arkansas to visit my family for a reunion.  My partner and I are making it a road trip, and so I’m bringing everything I can get my hands on.

And, yes, that does include wine, beer and liquor.  The county where my mother’s side of the family lives is dry – meaning that you can drink, but you can’t buy alcohol – and so I must haul any liquor if I want to imbibe.

Please!  It’s my vacation.  Of course I’m going to do a bit of imbibing.  I’m picking very carefully.

First, I have a case of wine.  I always try to experiment on vacation and test new things.  Some old favorites just have to sneak in though. read more »