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Last month we had the pleasure of attending The Art of Jack Daniel’s, where we got the chance to learn all about how fresh ingredients become Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey straight from one of the world’s foremost sources on the stuff, Lynne Tolley. With a loose, casual environment and a thoroughly enjoyable mix of history, food catered by The Mad Platter, samples of all three varieties of Jack and the opportunity to meet a few East Nashville Blog readers, the event was one of the highlights of our October.

Tim Laird will teach you all you need to know about cordials

It’s no surprise, then, that we’re looking forward to The Art of Cordials, the second installment in TPAC’s The Art Of series. The focus this time around will be on three spirits that mix well with the holidays: Southern Comfort, Tuaca and Chambord. Leading the festivities for the evening will be Tim Laird, the connoisseur of fine wines and spirits known as “America’s Chief Entertaining Officer.” Laird will talk about the history of cocktails, how to make entertaining during the holiday season less stressful, and how to use cordials to make tasty cocktails that will get your guests into the spirit of the season. He will also be available for book signings after he’s done walking you through the best ways to ditch your reliance on cocktail bars and do it yourself over the holidays.

Sponsored by Brown-Forman and the Lipman companies, The Art of Cordials will be held at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, December 7, at 6:00pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online, at the TPAC Box Office downtown, or by calling 615-782-4040. All proceeds from the event benefit TPAC Education.

Besides all the great things that are actually in East Nashville, one of the nice things about living on this side of town is our proximity to downtown Nashville and all it has to offer, including the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. In addition to its Broadway offerings TPAC also puts on other events like its new The Art Of educational tasting series.

Learn all about Jack Daniel's next week at the War Memorial Auditorium

Each installment of The Art Of at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville will be a guided tasting tour by a local expert through the history, uses and flavors of wine and spirits. Beer, boxed wine and cordials will come later on the schedule, but the first event of the series is The Art of Jack Daniel’s on Tuesday, October 12, at 6:00 p.m.

The Art of Jack Daniel’s will feature the famous distillery’s family of brands and will be led by Lynne Tolley, who has a job lots of people will envy: she’s an official taste tester for the Jack Daniel Distillery. She also happens to be the great-grandniece of Jack Daniel and proprietress of Lynchburg’s most famous restaurant, Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House, as well as the author of cookbooks like Jack Daniel’s The Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook and Cooking with Jack.

Tickets for The Art of Jack Daniel’s are $25. You can buy them downtown at the TPAC Box Office, at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills, by calling 615-782-4040, or online at the TPAC The Art Of website.