Bourbon and Beef: Ragged Branch Craft Distillery

It was the best hamburger I ever ate... and the bourbon wasn't bad either.

For Savor Virginia Magazine, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon at the Ragged Branch Craft Distillery in scenic south Ivy, near Charlottesville. I came for the bourbon and stayed for the burgers and hospitality.

Here, on the 92-acre Ragged Mountain Farm, Alex Toomy and his team grow and grind their own grain; malt, mash and distill it; and finally age and bottle Ragged Branch label bourbon. They also feed the bourbon mash to their cattle, and damned if it doesn't produce the tenderest beef you've ever encountered.

Go to the Savor Virginia website and read my feature article on Ragged Branch, and learn how the late bourbon master David Pickerell helped Toomy launch the brand.  The link is here. 

And for more on Ragged Branch Craft Distillery, go right here.

(Photo of Bootlegger courtesy of Ragged Branch Craft Distillery)