Cocktail Hour(s)

Cocktail Hour(s) kicks off in Charlotte with hostess Barrie Benson (center).

Friends gather outside the Benson residence to learn about Blade and Bow.

Blade and Bow brand cultivator Jeff Parrott raises a glass with guests.

The table is set with fall florals and a Southern grazing board.

In the courtyard, guests sip classic Old-Fashioneds and the Bees Knees—composed of Blade and Bow, lemon, and honey.

Keith and Jon Meacham await guests at her home in Nashville for the second Cocktail Hour(s) event.

An Old-Fashioned is served in a Reed Smythe & Company tortoise shell highball glass.

From left: Jeff Hanna, Allison Moorer, Matraca Berg, Shelly and Jeff Colvin.

Guests mingle on the back patio of the Meacham residence.

Libby Callawy and Keith Meacham.

Houston hostess Paloma Contreras and Jeff Parrott toast the evening.

Helen and Barton McLaughlin.

A neat pour from the Blade and Bow field bar.

Natalie Steen of The Nat Note.

Cheers to the art of hospitality!