{"id":9280,"date":"2023-04-25T12:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/?p=9280"},"modified":"2023-04-25T20:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:48:11","slug":"five-years-of-feathers-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/?p=9280","title":{"rendered":"Five Years of Feathers &#038; Whiskey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9280\" class=\"elementor elementor-9280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-529e2b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"529e2b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be473e\" data-id=\"0be473e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a25bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a25bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Michael Maynor <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc49d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc49d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f8f79c\" data-id=\"6f8f79c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540e0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"540e0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we near the end of April, I want to thank everyone for supporting F &amp; W over the past five years. In 2018, while I was discussing food, hunting, fishing, bourbon, and literature with co-founder and good friend Robbie Perdue, he said the phrase &#8221; Feathers &amp; Whiskey&#8221;. I was struck by the combination of those two words and the imagery created. I knew I wanted to do something with that, and a few weeks later, when Robbie informed me he had bought the website domain, I knew it was the start of a journey; We had no idea that five years later, Feathers &amp; Whiskey would be what it is today. I am thankful to have met and worked with many great folks over the years and helped share their stories and experiences with our readers. We have strived from day one for our brand to be as authentic as possible and to share that content on our website that excites us. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba2f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba2f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrase \u201clifestyle brand\u201d\u00a0 is often overused a bit these days. Still, Feathers &amp; Whiskey is more than just a website; it&#8217;s a lifestyle, and those who read the content on our site, interact with us on our social media, and in person, live the F &amp; W life everyday. It&#8217;s feeling the sunrise in a deer stand while awaiting that buck you have on camera; it\u2019s tasting grandma&#8217;s homemade biscuits with butter; it\u2019s the excitement you feel when the big trout takes your fly; it&#8217;s a pulled pork sandwich wrapped in checkerboard paper from your favorite barbecue joint; it\u2019s all the miles you walked under the African sun in pursuit of your dream buffalo. It&#8217;s the bourbon neat or on the rocks at your favorite bar with friends; it\u2019s the smell of a new book as you read on your sofa during a summer storm; it\u2019s the feeling of pride watching your dog retrieve their first bird. It\u2019s the broken-in ball cap you wear on a fall day while cheering on your favorite team; it&#8217;s the feel of granddaddy&#8217;s shotgun on your shoulder as the covey rises; it\u2019s the drives through the Southland with no destination in mind on a Spring day with the windows down, and it&#8217;s the stillness on a Sunday morning when you lower your head to pray.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d5962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d5962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and thank Him for the life you live. As we look forward to the next five years, we continue our commitment to bring you the very best content from the South and showcase travel and sporting destinations around the globe. Southern Roots + Global Adventure is not just a catchy tagline for us, but like so many of you, it&#8217;s in our DNA, and it&#8217;s <\/span><b>who we are<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Thank YOU!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fa370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22fa370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-500x183.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-500x183.png 500w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-600x220.png 600w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-1024x375.png 1024w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-1536x563.png 1536w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-2048x751.png 2048w, https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MichaelSignature-1140x418.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Michael Maynor Editor-in-chief <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we near the end of April, I want to thank everyone for supporting F &#038; W over the past five years. 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