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Art of the Decoy

From November 2021 to March 2022, Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Orvis presented Art of the Decoy, a traveling event series in cities across the South. In Atlanta, Dallas, Louisville, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina, guests joined G&G for a special celebration of bourbon and birds, taking in a collection of masterfully crafted decoys with Blade and Bow cocktails in hand. 

Special thanks to:

Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Orvis

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On King Street in Charleston, South Carolina, the Orvis store provides a perfect setting for the city’s Art of the Decoy event.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

A Double Barrel cocktail is served from the Blade and Bow bourbon bar.

Photo: Anna May

From left: Pete Sununu with Diageo brand marketing director Jeff Parrott.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

A swan decoy carved by featured artist Charles Jobes.

Photo: Anna May

Guests flip through the February/March issue of G&G.

Photo: Anna May

Guests snacked on feta-stuffed lamb meatballs at the Charleston event.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

Featured turkey carver Tom Boozer and his wife, Dee.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

A Dallas guest marvels at Spencer Tinkham’s shorebirds: a preening curlew and a dancing avocet.

Photo: Sheryl Lanzel

Chelsie Ravenell at the Charleston event.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

Guests raise their Blade and Bow cocktail glasses in Dallas.

Photo: Sheryl Lanzel

Jerry Talton’s featured carvings include a long-tailed duck, a green-winged teal, and a widgeon.

Photo: Sheryl Lanzel

G&G cofounder and CEO Rebecca Darwin with her husband, Cress.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

Guests sip on Blade and Bow smoked maple Manhattans.

Photo: Anna May

Guests take in the decoys at Louisville’s Stitzel-Weller Distillery.

Photo: Anna May

Dove decoys carved by featured artist Cameron McIntyre.

Photo: Scott Clinton

From left: Emma Springs, Caroline Huger, and Hannah Stathakis.

Photo: Cameron Wilder

An erect-head jake and turned-head hen are among Tom Boozer’s featured pieces.

Photo: Cameron Wilder