Tailgate Spirits LLC (TGS), producer of Blue Lot Bourbon, announced a distribution agreement naming Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) as its exclusive West Virginia distribution partner.

Blue Lot, launched in August 2024, reached more than 75 retail accounts statewide through direct founder relationships, and emerged as one of the top-selling ultra-premium bourbons in West Virginia. The RNDC partnership accelerates availability across the state with the reach, coverage, and account support a premium brand demands.

“Blue Lot earned its footing in West Virginia the hard way: door by door,” Michael Greenblatt, Managing Member of Tailgate Spirits LLC, said in a news release. “RNDC gives us the statewide execution to match the standard we’ve set.”

“We’re seeing genuine energy around Blue Lot in the West Virginia market, and that gives us a strong foundation to build on,” Roy Stisher, Vice President of Sales, said. “RNDC is ready to leverage that traction with disciplined execution and strategic expansion that fuels statewide growth.”

Blue Lot begins at Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky — home to 140 years of distilling history and the 2025 New York World Spirits Competition’s World’s Best Bourbon. TGS hand-selects 6-year, single-barrel K13 expressions and brings them to West Virginia — proofed with West Virginia spring water, bottled for the occasion. It didn’t have to be done that way. That’s exactly why it is. Blue Lot is available in two expressions:

• Blue Lot 100 Proof — SRP $84.99
• Blue Lot Barrel Proof — approx. 127 proof; SRP $129.99

Retailers and on-premise accounts should contact RNDC West Virginia for ordering and availability.

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ABOUT TAILGATE SPIRITS LLC

Tailgate Spirits LLC is the producer of Blue Lot Bourbon. Founded in 2024, TGS is built on the belief that West Virginia’s game day culture deserves a bourbon that goes further than it has to. Blue Lot sources Kentucky bourbon, then brings it home — proofed with West Virginia spring water, bottled in West Virginia. Not a licensed product. For more information, visit https://tailgate-spirits.com/.