Blue Run Spirits has released the first bottle in the Blue Run Blueprint Series, a 105 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey blended from two unique mashbills. It was blended by Shaylyn Gammon, Blue Run's Head of Whiskey and Innovation, carries an MSRP of $69.99, and has been available nationally at select fine spirits retailers since May 1.
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I'm passionate about exploring different cultures through food, and grilling recipes from around the world has become one of my favorite ways to travel without leaving home. As I shape seasoned ground beef around metal skewers, the combination of cardamom, Aleppo pepper, and fresh mint from my garden connects me to centuries of culinary tradition spanning from Morocco's Atlas Mountains to India's bustling spice markets.
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Knob Creek built a BBQ Old Fashioned to toast America's 250th birthday, and it might be the simplest upgrade you make to your 4th of July bar cart this summer. The drink starts with Knob Creek 9 Year Old: Independence Edition, a 100-proof Kentucky straight bourbon wearing a blue wax seal for the occasion, then adds honey syrup and a couple dashes of Memphis BBQ bitters. It is a backyard cocktail with a smoke-and-caramel backbone that holds up next to barbecue.
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There's a lot to love about a good pour at the end of a long day, but what gets me most is the craft behind it - and how much of that craft is one family handing down what they figured out. A bottle of bourbon or single malt or good tequila doesn't roll off a line; it's years in a barrel, a still somebody's grandfather built, a blend a father spent a career dialing in. More often than not, the kid who grew up in the rickhouse learning which casks to trust learned it standing next to their dad. So instead of another "ten spirits dad would love" list, we asked the families behind the bottles to tell us the real story.
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There's a lot to love about a good glass of wine, but what gets me most is the craftsmanship behind it - the kind that doesn't roll off a line, it gets handed down. Pour a bottle that sticks with you and you're holding generations of somebody's family: the vineyard a grandfather planted, the blend a father spent thirty years dialing in. More often than not, the person who learned to make it learned it standing next to their dad. So instead of another "ten wines dad would like" list, we asked the families behind the bottles to tell us the real story.
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