American Whiskey featured an article called "Barbecue is for Lovers" calling out the nice barbecue/whiskey pairings of the recent winners of Virginia's First Landing Cup competition. Sailor Guevara, writing for the magazine, describes how well your local spirits pair with our unofficial state cuisine: barbecue! Happily enough, Catoctin Creek gets a shout-ou.

For those who love to bring the heat to the party, Virginia’s beloved Catoctin Creek Distilling Company’s Hot Honey Rye whiskey also took home a gold medal. The Catoctin Creek team infused their potstilled 100 per cent rye whiskey with three types of local Virginia honey (wildflower, clover, and buckwheat) and an infusion of chile peppers. The resulting flavors are delicious and pair well with Vest’s Pepper Vinegar sauce, which is composed of hot peppers soaked in apple cider vinegar based on one of Virginia’s oldest sauce traditions.

You can see the full article, here.