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Bacon & Bourbon

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Partygoers doused in confettiBucky Parks, Kain Slowikowski, Ellen Kerr, Caroline Woodruff, Greg Williamson, and Dylan Alford tended the Rare Whiskey Bar.Tickets were available for purchase to sample different rare whiskeys, such as Van Winkle and Old Blowhard.Ashley and Mason SmithJeff and Susan RoofMorgan Anderson, Brian Burke, Pete Harper, and Greg KeatingShaharra and Lance BrooksLiz Duren and Lindsay ThomasonDave Miller, Michael Birtel, Michael Wojnowski, Dan Talpas, and Chris ReynoldsChris Silva and Matt WilliamsMichael Herold, Andrew MacIver, and Jonathan MacIverAmySue and Scott Long with Carolyn and Peter WatersBlake Wells represented Mix 96, one of the event sponsorsBrushfire Stankgrass brought their "modern mountain fusion" sound as the opening act.Anthony DiBernardo, Jonathan Kish, Trista Hoffman, and Devin Rizzo manned the Swig and Swine table.Cole Poolaw and Chip Long represented Barsa with Spanish picnic ham and ricotta-scrambled farm eggs on leaf lard biscuits.Lindsey Lenehan, Tifyane Smith, Daniel Batkins, and Brannon Florie served up The Granary's pastrami lamb belly and bourbon sauerk with pickled mustard seed and a horseradish Russian dressing.Jordan Moore and Zach Simchak handed out smoked grit mini-muffins with bacon jam and a bourbon butter cream from Burwell's.Daniel Doyle, AJ Pietzyk, TeShawn Gamble, and Beth Walton served Poogan's Porch crispy pork belly slider with spicy pickled cabbage and Duke's mayonnaise on a Hawaiian roll.Ruth's Chris Steakhouse's Sabrina Delio and Jonathan I. M. Kaldas created a bourbon braised pork belly orange "corn dog" with infused smoke cherry glaze.Ted's Butcher Block's Chad Dennis and Joe Cinnante handed out a bacon pork shoulder maple-cured belly terrine with smoked apple and barbecue sauce.Bradford Bottit, Mike Karkutt, and Derek Lathan represented Graze.The chefs from Graze created a bacon fudge with candied pork belly and pop rocks .The Bistro table was manned by Margaret Caswell, Stephen Parker, and Emily Shelton.The Bistro crafted a "death by pork" lasagna, with bacon infused into almost every aspect of the dishPhil Cotchen, John Robertson, Patrick Murphy, and Jacob Kennedy represented Kitchen 208.Kitchen 208's bacon snow puff dessertJason Cote and Danny Coulter from Kiawah Island's Osprey Point Cherrywood BBQ served seared pork belly on steamed buns.Shelly Rowe, Anna Lone, Chad Billings, and Micka Robinson of Southerly RestaurantBuffalo Trace Distillery offered samples of Old Charter, 1792, and Ancient Age.Jake Carloni and Cameron BrownTaylor Williams with Charleston Magazine graphic design intern Ryan PrudhommeAttendees tried their hand at laser skeet shooting provided by Daniel Island Village.A brave soul took a ride on the mechanical bull provided by BOOTJACK.Joel Gardener, the winner of the bull riding contest, showing off his hard-earned belt buckle prize with Toni PicciottoTincup Whiskey came all the way from Colorado to hand out samples.High West Distillery, all the way from Park City, UtahCharleston's own Striped Pig Distillery offered cocktails as well as the typical bourbon and whiskey samples.Bourbon aficionados raising a glass to the best two ingredientsEvent organizer Rebecca Gosnell took the stage to lead the auction of two Pappy Van Winkle bottles.Dave Miller of Marine Repair Services Container Maintenance Corporation won both the Pappy 15-year and Pappy 20-year bottles.Dave and Collette Peterman savored newly purchased cigars in The Smoking Lamp Cigar Cabana.Net proceeds from every cigar sold were donated to the Junior League of Charleston.Hudson Whiskey had different types of whiskey and bourbon available for sampling.The four grain bourbon and Baby bourbon from Hudson WhiskeyCharleston Magazine editorial intern Katherine LaDue, graphic design intern Ryan Prudhomme, and photo intern Caroline TanClub member Garrett Bean with Allen Peudarvis and Lauren PowellDefiant American Single Malt Whisky used spiral cuts of white oak instead of traditional barrels to age their product.Rachel Kate took the stage for the second half of the night.Bluesy americana songstress Rachel Kate Gillon serenaded the bourbon drinkers.Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, Crown Royal, and George Dickel were also among the bourbon selections.Piehole blends whiskey with pie-flavored liqueur, offering samples of pecan, cherry, and appleMichter's Whiskeys brought their bourbon samples from Louisville, KentuckyClyde May's Conecuh Ridge Whiskey is the official state spirit of AlabamaTeresa Picciotto with Brian CreuseAn ecstatic attendee celebrated the night's success with a confetti angel.

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