My cocktail galpal Melissa over at Raleigh Magazine gives us the skinny on vodka’s history, including its rise to cocktail fame and inevitable correction/downtown, and now, like sweater weather, return to (distilled) glory.
Let’s all reminisce on our Blue Martini days (this is how you know you were in Raleigh in your 20s…) and enjoy not only the storied history together but the solid spirits knowhow from the true local market experts by reading “Vodka en Vogue“. ???? Pinkies up, please.
Founder + Principal at Raleighwood Media Group + Raleighwood Event Group
Lisa Jeffries, a 2007 graduate of N.C. State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and Poole College of Management, has been working in marketing since 2005. Her professional work experience ranges from independent, family-owned businesses to high-growth tech startups. Lisa’s specific areas of expertise include new media and experiential marketing for service-based businesses. Passionate about her clients, cheering on the Wolfpack, live music, and rescuing animals, she is also the founder of Raleigh Food & Wine and Raleighwood Wifi. Lisa completed the NC State + SKEMA Business School MSc dual master’s degree program in Global Luxury Management in 2016, publishing a thesis, Location-Based Opportunities for Brand Marketing With Emphasis on Application Within Luxury Industries.
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