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MAPLE
SYRUP
Pappy & Company
LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY
$38 for 375 ml.;
pappyco.com
Drizzle
this family
farm-produced
maple syrup
(aged in Pappy
Van Winkle
bourbon
barrels for six
months) over
homemade
pancakes.
ICE CREAM
Louisville Cream
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
$10 for 16 oz.; louisvillecream.com
With flavors like Cayenne Honey Butter;
Bourbon Smoked Pecan; and our
favorite, The Red Queen (goat cheese,
cherry, and pistachio), it’s a wonder
anyone makes a decision at the counter
of Louisville
Cream’s
new shop.
GRITS
McEwen & Sons
WILSONVILLE,
ALABAMA
$4.45 for 8 oz.;
mcewenandsons
.com
We take the
title “best grits
in the South”
seriously, and
our Test Kitchen
unanimously
named these
family-made
white grits
just that.
ICED TEA
Oliver Pluff & Co.
CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA
$12.95 for 30 oz.;
oliverpluff.com
When our
editors want
to whip up a
pitcher that
pleases, we
brew this bold,
bergamot-
tinged blend
slowly in front
of a sun-filled
window.
COFFEE
Radio Roasters
SCOTTDALE,
GEORGIA
From $5 for 4 oz.;
radioroasters.com
Launched by
former NPR
producer and
current CNN
editor Chip
Grabow, Radio
Roasters roasts,
packs, and
ships season-
ally selected
beans to order. HOT SAUCE
Pogue Mahone
Pickles
AUSTIN, TEXAS
$7.99 for 5 oz.;
poguemahone
pickles.com
Pickle juice
has been
the umami
mysterious
ingredient in
many Southern
recipes, from
barbecue
sauce to
a famous
fried chicken
sandwich. This
new creation
from three-
time Food
Awards winner
Pogue Mahone
Pickles takes
the concept
to a whole
new level.