TIPSY CAKES Just because you can’t buy whiskey in Lynchburg doesn’t mean that you can’t eat it. Sweet Southern Spirit General Store, on Main Street, sells Lynchburg Original Tipsy Cakes, made with Jack Daniel’s Whiskey. Lynchburg Hardware sells a similar Jack Daniel’s infused cake, made from a 150-year-old recipe. Because the cakes each contain less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, they are sold as non-alcoholic baked goods. When it comes to alcohol-infused desserts, Lynchburg faces substantial competition from the Tortuga Rum Cake Company, which has shops in Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Nassau. In the Grand Cayman bakery, we peered through glass windows to watch white-garbed cooks pouring hot rum syrup over freshly baked cakes. A mouth-watering rum aroma pervades the shop, which offers free samples. Nowadays, in addition to the original rum cake created from a secret, hundred-year-old family recipe, the company sells several spirit cakes, such as Tennessee Whiskey, Cinnamon Raisin Rum and Kentucky Bourbon Butter Cakes. Addicted to the tipsy cakes? No problem. The company ships them worldwide from online orders. These examples barely scratch the surface of the many regional liquid refreshments and liquor-infused treats available around the world. The next time you travel, search out the local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in your destination. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Cheers! Barb & Ron Kroll publish the trip-planning website www.KrollTravel.com Hoodoos in minutes from hotel Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah rubysinn.com/CSAWINTER23 • World Famous Western Dinner Show •RV Park and Campground •Three Different Hotel/Price Points •Free Park Shuttle •Shopping & Dining Onsite •Ebikes and Mountain Bikes CSANews | WINTER 2023 | 19 Travel
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