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TAYLOR GUITARS: 1974 Even if you don’t know Taylor Guitars, you know the folks who use ’em—do the names George Strait, Jason Mraz, and Taylor Swift ring a bell? In the early ’70s, company founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug met working at a guitar shop in San Diego. At ages 19 and 21, respectively, the instrument-loving pair partnered and bought the shop, turning it into the industry-leading guitar manufacturer it is today.
SKREWBALL WHISKEY: 2018 The peanut butter whiskey shot is an Ocean Beach staple, and thanks to creators Steven and Brittany Yeng, it's gone national via Skrewball Whiskey, (which was recently purchased by global brand Pernod). When Steven immigrated as a Cambodian refugee to San Diego at the age of seven, he became enthralled with peanut butter, a flavor he hadn’t had before, and quickly equated it to his personal taste of freedom. Flash- forward many years, and Steven and his wife Brittany have bottled the key component of their best-selling cocktail, making million-dollar waves in the liquor space.
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