Husband-and-wife Carter Hudlow and Emily Spurling and their baby girl, Dylan.Pure Southern cocktails
Carolina Spiked TeaSweet tea and lemonade are beloved drinks in the South especially on a hot summer day. The recipe combines these two Southern staples with vodka to make a delectable drink that can be enjoyed anytime.Alabama Dixie MelonNamed in honor of Emily’s grandmother’s home state where melons are picked fresh from the garden. Watermelon & lime juice, vodka and a hint of mint create a light refreshing cocktail that can be enjoyed across all seasons.Tennessee Cucumber CoolerA fresh twist on the classic mint julep. Cucumber and lime juice, vodka and a hint of mint are combined together to create the perfect cocktail to start the party.Georgia Peach Margarita (to be released 2017)This recipe puts a Southern spin on the classic margarita combining peach and lime juice with triple sec and tequila to create a cocktail that can be enjoyed down South or south of the border.
Husband-and-wife Carter Hudlow and Emily Spurling hope that Pure Southern, their new line of all-natural, southern-inspired, ready-to-drink cocktails will help get them out of Los Angeles and back home to Chattanooga.
Inspiration came a couple of years ago as the couple, who both work in corporate finance, were at a restaurant.
“We were sitting at dinner in L.A., we were talking about the South and feeling homesick. I was actually drinking a margarita,” said Spurling, who likes cocktails, but thought to herself, “Why can’t I get a drink as good as this at home without the hassle of buying a bunch of ingredients and having to mix them together?”
That night, Spurling started writing ideas on a cocktail napkin for the couple’s first-ever business, Pure Southern, which just introduced a line of three vodka-based bottled cocktails: Tennessee Cucumber Cooler, Alabama Dixie Melon and Carolina Spiked Tea that retail for around $16.99 per fifth. A fourth, tequila-based drink, Georgia Peach Margarita, is due in the Spring.