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Blue Run Spirits Tags Wild Turkey Veteran As Whiskey Director

Blue Run Spirits recently brought Shaylyn Gammon on as the company’s first whiskey director, and she will drive the development and expansion of Blue Run’s whiskey portfolio.

Gammon joins Blue Run Spirits from the Campari Group, where she managed product innovation projects across the company’s North American portfolio.

Most recently, she worked closely with the duo of Jimmy and Eddie Russell on Wild Turkey whiskies, in particular Master’s Keep, Rare Breed, Russell’s Reserve and Matthew McConaughey’s Longbranch.

Shaylyn Gammon
Blue Run Spirits recently brought Shaylyn Gammon on as the company’s first whiskey director (image via Blue Run Spirits)

Her work has garnered accolades, as Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon was named the “Best American Whiskey of 2021” by bourbon authority Fred Minnick. Double Gold Medal wins at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition include Longbranch, Rare Breed Rye, and Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye, which was also a finalist for Rye Whiskey of the Year at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge.

“We are thrilled to welcome a rising star in the spirits world like Shaylyn Gammon,” said Mike Montgomery, co-founder and CEO of Blue Run Spirits, in a prepared statement. “She has sharpened her craft under the tutelage of two whiskies legends and now has the opportunity to take her skills to the next level at a startup that values quality, innovation and, most importantly, the customer experience. She will be instrumental in developing and managing our entire portfolio strategy.”

As Blue Run’s whiskey director, Gammon will work with the Blue Run team on the selection of sourced barrels for the company’s bourbon and rye releases, prepare the company’s private barrel selection program, and serve as a distillation apprentice to Blue Run Liquid Advisor Jim Rutledge.

“I’m excited to be joining the team at Blue Run Spirits as they expand their whiskey offerings in the US, Canada and beyond,” Gammon said. “The ability to learn from and apply all the teachings of the industry’s luminaries to a whiskey company on the rise is an opportunity I have dreamed of for years.”

Blue Run Spirits was started in October of 2020 and has since created seven whiskey releases – several with separate expressions in a single release, such as the recent 12 Days of Single Barrel High Rye Bourbon this past December.

The company’s releases sell out sometimes in minutes and have gathered many awards, including Blue Run 14-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon, which was awarded top honors at the prestigious 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition winning Best Small Batch Bourbon – 11 Years & Older, along with a Double Gold Medal.

The company’s spring 2021 release, Blue Run 13.5-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon, was awarded Best Single Barrel Bourbon – 11 Years & Older, as well as a Double Gold Medal. Blue Run Kentucky Straight Golden Rye Whiskey was awarded a Gold Medal.

For more information on Blue Run Spirits, check out www.bluerunspirits.com.

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