Thanks Guys!
Now I'm really new to BBQ so what's the Jack? Something going on at the Distillery in Lynchburg?
The Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue occurs every October, and features some of the finest BBQ chefs across the Globe.
The competition, lovingly referred to as "The Jack", features a who's who in the BBQ world. To qualify for entry, domestic teams must have won a state championship with a minimum of 25 teams entered, or a competition with more than 50 teams battling in the categories of Pork Ribs, Pork Butts, Chicken and Beef Brisket. The final competitors are then selected during a blind whiskey barrel bung drawing of all eligible teams in early September. The 2012 Jack Daniel’s Grand Champion, Pig Skin BBQ, joins the current season’s
Memphis in May,
American Royal Open and
Houston World’s Championship Bar-B-Que grand champions receiving automatic invitations.
Teams from the United States and international teams from as far away as Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom will compete in seven categories