A spirit of Collaboration Several years back, we were inspired by our travels to experiment with making a smoky spirit. We took our idea to the quintessential expert in southern smoke, Allan Benton of Benton’s Country Hams in Madisonville, TN. A classic Southern storyteller, Allan has never met a stranger. His wisdom, generosity. and attention to detail helped make this collaboration an incredibly gratifying success even before the spirit hit the bottle. We hope you'll enjoy drinking it as much as we enjoyed the journey of making it. Cheers!