Blue Run

Blue Run launched in 2020 with Jim Rutledge as liquid advisor, the man who ran distilling at Four Roses and rebuilt its standing. Shaylyn Gammon, who came from Wild Turkey, is whiskey director and picks the barrels.

The brand runs on selection rather than volume. Blue Run buys and blends Kentucky bourbon and rye in small lots. Releases are named and dated rather than repeated, so Reflection and the 13 Year sit in the catalogue as one-time builds. Molson Coors bought the brand in 2023 and kept the team in place. You are buying the blender's palate.