MoCo Pit Master Provided By: JohnBoys BBQ

Morgan County’s own Pit Master John Caddell has traveled to Los Fresnos, Texas to teach his good friend Jarrod Henry the ropes of preparing BBQ from raw meat to mouthwatering perfection and to help him open his first distillery, the Rio Grande Distillery and Magic Valley Moonshine located in the Rio Grande Valley.

Jarrod Henry said, “John and I met at his restaurant, Johnboy’s BBQ in Morgan County, Tennessee back in June 2020 and I’m thankful for John’s help, expertise and friendship.” Rio Grande Distillery opened its doors to the public on September 25, 2020 and is well on its way to become a fine business in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley.

Like all business owners who care about their communities and the people who live within them, Jarrod Henry didn’t hesitate to do what he could to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before opening his distillery, he switched operations to make hand sanitizer at the height of the pandemic during which he sold (at a reduced price) and donated a total of 9,000 gallons of hand sanitizer.

“We donated a lot of our different missions to our EMT’s we sold it at a discount for our first responders. The idea is to not make a lot of money but to help protect and do our part for the community,” said Jarrod Henry.

John Caddell will return from Los Fresnos, Texas, on September 29, 2020 but the knowledge and experience he left in Texas will last for generations to come.