Blue Note Bourbon is aged, bottled, served and sold in Memphis
Ryan Trimm shows off the first pour of his new barrel of Memphis-made Blue Note Bourbon. (Photo by Justin Fox Burks, courtesy of Sweet Grass)
Ryan Trimm and Roger Sapp, partners in Across the Board restaurant group with Craig Blondis, study the hydrometer that tests the proof of their bourbon. (Photo by Justin Fox Burks, courtesy of Sweet Grass)
As the bourbon is poured from the barrel, sieves catch pieces of charred wood from the barrel lining. (Photo by Justin Fox Burks, courtesy Sweet Grass)
Blue Note Bourbon owner McCauley Williams pours bourbon from a copper thief to (from right) Trimm, Blondis and Sweet Grass bartender Harold Cook. (Photo by Justin Fox Burks, courtesy of Sweet Grass)
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Across the Board Blue Note Bourbon McCauley Williams Ryan TrimmJennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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