Who doesn’t love hot wings?
The perfect party partner for celery, blue cheese dressing, and football – they’re hard to beat.
Buy the next time you dive into that great big ol’ pile of deliciousness, pause for just a minute to offer up some gratitude for the pioneer sauce that led the way, long before the NFL was even a sparkle in Knute Rockne’s eye:
TABASCO
Just over 150 years ago, Edmund McIlhenny brewed up his very first batch of that now world-famous red pepper elixir, on a small island in Southern Louisiana.
And it’s still made in the same place – Avery Island – by his descendants… in fact, the firm has remained in the family ever since, with every CEO a direct branch off the family tree.
The recipe and process for making Tabasco remains pretty much the same as it was for that very first batch – a simple mixture of mashed up peppers, left to ferment in a wooden barrel for 3 years, and then blended with vinegar.
Simple, spicy, tasty – and consistent in quality time and time again – thanks to the fact that every single person who works there is obsessed with making each fresh bottle as close as possible to the original.
It’s estimated that ol’ Edmund batched up a total of 350,000 bottles over his lifetime running the firm. Today, that’s just a typical run produced by single shift at the plant.
So dig into those wings, enjoy some cold refreshment, and celebrate the season with joy and respect for good old-fashioned entrepreneurs like McIlhenny who made the good things we enjoy today possible.
Now if you’re looking to cook up a hot portfolio that will stand the test of time, give us a call at 610-695-8748. Preparing a tasty financial future for our clients is what we love to do.
