Steve Russell
Steve Russell is a Garden & Gun contributing editor who also has written for Men’s Journal, Life, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. Born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee, he resided in New Orleans and New York City before settling down in Charlottesville, Virginia, because it’s far enough south that biscuits are an expected component of a good breakfast.
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Bruce Russell pays homage to granddad Jimmy’s legendary bourbon with his own highly anticipated Gold Foil Edition. Get it while you can.
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Bourbon hunter and Internet phenom TJ Gamble on why 850,000 fans binge his videos—and how that’s changed his life
Arts & Culture
We caught up with David Shields about his new show, “The Savers of Flavor,” and the quest to unearth ingredients nearly lost to time
Travel
The high times at this West Virginia adventure destination start with a one-of-a-kind gondola ride
Arts & Culture
Stitched by Americans from all fifty states, the 2,500-block patchwork is a sweeping tribute to the nation’s birthday
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Sip and explore America’s native spirit at a watering hole even more obsessed with a good pour than you are
Home & Garden
Let ’mater master Frank Hyman narrow the field to a delicious quartet
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The longtime tour guide extraordinaire and now global ambassador gives notes on the storied Antique Collection—and his own unique history with the distillery.
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Where to belly up for “dusties” in the South and beyond
Travel
Lodging that will spoil you into the semiquincentennial spirit
Home & Garden
Why the South’s plant pros aren’t waiting for spring to prep for great gardens
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Going well beyond the traditional rickhouse, these distillers take creative approaches to harnessing the magic of time and wood
In Memoriam
The queen of Southern cooking. A titan of fly fishing. A legendary “soul man.” Remembering difference makers in music, politics, cinema, sports, and beyond.
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A conversation with Britt Kulsveen, the president and chief whiskey officer of one of Kentucky’s most intriguing bourbon producers
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Tips and strategies for upping your chances of bringing home a coveted bottle
Sporting
The Louisiana native carries on a Cajun woodworking and painting lineage
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A bourbon hunter’s dive down the rabbit hole of scoring vintage bottles uncorks a new level of whiskey obsession
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You’re not just imbibing. You’re imbibing for knowledge.
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Distilleries are pushing proof points ever higher. Should you be sipping a burlier bourbon?
Severe Weather
After flash floods decimated the Texas Hill Country, the NBC News correspondent faced an unusually personal assignment