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APRIL 15, 2012
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(Di)still
GoingStrong
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Cheersto
Phillips
Distilling
Company,which
isstillgoingstrong
after 100years. The
Minneapolis-based
businessbeganas
a tinydistributorof
newspapersand
candybutexpanded
intowineandspirits
in the 1930s—around
thesame time that
companysalesman
AlDorschconcocted
America’s first
schnappsafter
seeingsaloon
patronsdrop
peppermint
candies into
theirwhiskey.
Today, Phillips—still
family-run, under
fifth-generationCEO
DeanPhillips— is
known for its flavored
vodkasandwhiskeys,
includingUV
LemonadeandPhillips
UnionVanilla.Also
popular is itsPrairie
Vodka, anorganic
Kosherblendmade in
partnershipwithaco-
opof900 farmers.As
partof itsanniversary
festivities, Phillips is
re-releasingGin-Ka,
a“happyblend”
ofginandvodka,
thissummer.
distilling.com
{ TRAVEL }
CalloftheLowcountry
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A10-milestretch
of secludedbeach, swayingpalmsandquiet sophisticationmaysound likean
idyllicSouthSeas island, but really, itcanbe foundmuchcloser tohome. Fly intoCharleston, S.C., hop
inacaranddrivesouth forabout35miles, andyou’ll arriveatKiawah Island, oneof thecountry’smost
beautiful yet least-well-knownspots (outsidegolf circles, that is).Herearea fewpivotal reasonsyou’ll
want toputKiawahonyour summer-vacationagenda:
FAMILYTEETIME
ThePGA
Championshipwillbeheldat
theKiawah IslandGolfResort
) in
August.But there’sacome-
join-the-funelement that slants
in favorofparentswho’d like
toget theirkids into thegame.
Duringsummer, FamilyTee
allows thewholegangon the
courseprior to thepros. Junior
clubscanbe rented, andFamily
Teemarkersareset ineach
fairwaysonohole is longer
than250yards.
MINGOPOINTOYSTERROAST
ANDBBQ
OnMondayevenings,
theLowcountry traditionof
oyster roastson thebanks
of theKiawahRiver returns
(throughAugust). Fresh-
roastedoystersandSouthern
barbecueareservedwithPaula
Deen-esquesinful sidesand
desserts (cornbread, loaded
potatoskins, cobblers—you
know theones)while the Island
Triobluesbandserenades the
settingsun.
GATORWALK
This landed-
gentryversionof thepopular
Evergladesactivity isan
interactiveadventure through
Kiawah’smeandering river, tide
poolsandmarshes insearchof
thebiggestgator the islandhas
tooffer.
Kiawah
island,
s.c.
