The Peg Leg Porker and Bringle's Smoking Oasis owner is the first pitmaster in the United States to create a bourbon brand. And it's not just that fact that's making critics take notice.

The Gulch's Peg Leg Porker made Southern Living's The South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints list. The release of the 2022 rankings is the first time the magazine published a new edition since 2019.