This Fictional Wyomingite Now Has His Own Bourbon

Sales of a new Wyoming bourbon named for fictional character Joe Pickett will get underway on Friday, April 18.

Who Is Joe Pickett?

Joe Pickett is a fictional game warden who lives in the fictional town of Saddlestring, Wyoming. He is charged with overseeing a large wilderness area in both a television series on paramount and also a series of over 20 books written by Wyoming author C.J. Box. At various times Pickett has come up against a variety of villains ranging from corrupt bureaucrats to cowboy hitmen to environmental terrorists, among many others.

The new bourbon is being produced by Pine Bluffs Distilling. To commemorate the new bourbon. the distillery is holding a special event featuring C.J. Box on Saturday at 5 p.m. Limited bottle sales will get underway at 4:30 p.m., with one bottle per person in attendance. People can also bring bottles purchased from retailers to the event to have them signed by Box.

Visit Cheyenne is providing bus transportation to and from the event. Tickets are $10, and that fee will go towards your purchase at the distillery.

You can get tickets here.

Pine Bluffs Distilling was launched in 2017. Of its relatively recent origin, the distillery website says ''We don’t come from a long legacy or a family name. For us, it’s about having the guts to do something new. What started as home setups has grown into something bigger that allows us to support our community.''

From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

Every state in our nation has chosen things that represent the state in one way or another to be official state things. Like a flower, or animal. Wyoming is no different.

The Equality State, or the Cowboy State, depending on which state slogan you want to go with, has a state flower. But did you know we also have a state tree and a state fish? Yes, we even have a state code.

To be an official thing, a member of the state legislature must write and submit a bill to the legislature declaring that a thing will be the official state thing. Then the legislature votes to pass the bill, or not, if it passes, the governor signs the bill into law and we have a new official state thing.

Here is what we have so far, all of Wyoming's official things. Now you can win big on Wyo Trivia Night if that's a thing that exists.

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