Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia – Christmas in July and a recipe for the Louisville Metro Cocktail
Several dining venues offer options from very casual menu items (the outdoor Beer Garden) to the clubby Woodlands Grill which serves three meals a day throughout the week. For a special dining experience, the Rice House is located in a beautiful old home that was relocated onto the property. Open primarily on weekends from April to mid-December, Chef Charles Vosburgh creates a memorable evening in their formal dining room. With a seasonally focused menu incorporating many local and chef’s garden ingredients, there are many delightful dishes on the menu. There are also special wine dinners and tastings offered throughout the year hosted by Barnsley’s “Wine Snob,” Greg Teague. If wine is not your beverage of choice, try a specialty cocktail. Teague also has a number of cocktail making classes during the year, especially during the Christmas holidays.
Woodlands Grill
Christmas is everywhere at Barnsley Resort
Rice House
The lobby of Rice House
Main dining room at Rice House
With Chef Charles Vosburgh
No ending to a storybook tale would be complete without the Fairy Godmother. For the last 14 years at the request of none other than Prince Fugger himself, the Fairy Godmother has been casting spells and making dreams come true for many of Barnsley’s guests. You never know where she might appear next and what she might have in store for you. From a surprise engagement to a rekindling of love spell, the Fairy Godmother never repeats the same enchantment twice. Whether she arranges something for the guest on the property’s beautiful grounds or in their cottage, it will be a unique experience.
Wine tasting with Barnsley Resort’s Wine Snob, Greg Teague
For several years now, the Fairy Godmother and the Barnsley Team has worked with the Master Distiller of Woodford Reserve to blend a specially crafted bourbon for the resort. Now, that’s my kind of Fairy Godmother. 😉 We had the opportunity to join the team and the Master Distiller of Woodford Reserve for their most recent bourbon blending in Atlanta at their Taste of Fall event hosted by The Buckhead Club.
Members of the Barnsley Team during the special bourbon crafting with Woodford Reserve’s Master Distiller
This is a special brew indeed!
You may ask, what did the Fairy Godmother do for our visit? Not everyone receives a visit from the Fairy Godmother. Some call in advance to make special requests. Sometimes the Fairy Godmother just appears unannounced. Regardless, what happens at Barnsley, stays at Barnsley, so we’re not giving up her secrets. I can only say that it is magical.
Bibbity Bobbity Boo!
Naturally, bourbon cocktails were a part of the Taste of Fall event, with the Fairy Godmother’s special blend of Woodford Reserve as the featured ingredient. Greg Teague prepared some of the resort’s new fall cocktails and shared the recipes for those beverages with us. Our favorite was the Louisville Metro, so we have decided to share the recipe for this cocktail with you. Cheers!
Greg Teague prepared a few magical fall cocktails with Woodford Reserve
Fall Bourbon Cocktails at Barnsley Resort (Photo Credit – Barnsley Resort)
For more information on Barnsley Resort, please refer to their website. This property is ideal for romantic escapes, weekend retreats, corporate functions, and weddings. They are also pet friendly. Let Barnsley Resort bring a little magic to your life or special event and tell the Fairy Godmother we sent you.
Note – The photograph at the top of the article is of the manor house ruins decorated for Christmas. The wing to the right of the original structure houses the Barnsley Museum.
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Louisville Metro
Ingredients:
For cocktail:
1 ounce Woodford Fairy Godmother 2013 Bourbon (or regular Woodford Reserve if you’re not imbibing with the FGM)
A Splash of Ginger syrup (* see recipe below)
A Splash of Vanilla/Bourbon extract (* see recipe below)
1/2 Vanilla Bean
For Ginger Syrup:
(Makes 2 cups)
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Water
1 cup Thinly Sliced Peeled Fresh Gingerroot
Bring the sugar, water and gingerroot to a boil in a saucepan and reduce the heat. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain into a covered container and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. The ginger flavor will fade with age.
For Vanilla Syrup:
(Makes 1 cup)
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 vanilla beans
Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Split the vanilla beans lengthwise into halves and place in a heatproof jar or bottle. Pour the hot syrup over the vanilla beans and let stand for 8-10 hours. Store in a refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Directions:
For cocktail:
Combine the bourbon, syrup and vanilla in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake to mix. Strain into 4 martini glasses and garnish each with 1/2 of a vanilla bean.
For Ginger Syrup:
Bring the sugar, water and gingerroot to a boil in a saucepan and reduce the heat. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain into a covered container and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. The ginger flavor will fade with age.
For Vanilla Syrup:
Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Split the vanilla beans lengthwise into halves and place in a heatproof jar or bottle. Pour the hot syrup over the vanilla beans and let stand for 8-10 hours. Store in a refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Recipe courtesy of Barnsley Resort
