GREENVILLE — You will only find three kinds of Southern traditions at this local festival, and they all start with the letter B: Bourbon, bacon and barbecue. After first hosting the event in 2021 at the Old Cigar Warehouse, Hog and Barrel will return on Nov. 1 and 2 to Judson Mill with plans for 1,200 guests.
The themed festival will bring 14 restaurants together, including Comal 864, The Cook's Station and Up on the Roof, who will create exclusive bourbon cocktails, barbecue dishes and bacon meals. Corinne McGrath, marketing generalist with High Spirits Hospitality , hopes to shine a light on the food and drink that defines the South. "We really just wanted to celebrate the rich culinary traditions of the South, and what better honors than bourbon, bacon and barbecue?" McGrath said.
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You pretty much can't go anywhere without seeing those three items on a menu." The weekend-long festivities will start on Friday night with a five course dinner, each related to barbecue, bacon and bourbon, cooked by Michael Sibert , chef at White Wine & Butter. It will continue on Saturday with a full-day "Bourbonpalooza," when visitors will be able to try barbecue dishes and bourbon cocktails from 14 different restaurant booths.
"We just felt like this would be such a great way to try all of those different great restaurants in the Greenville area all in one place," she said. In between bites, attendees can enjoy live music, college football games, axe throwing, private bourbon tasting an.
