The Striped Pig Distillery

This is one of Charleston's  best new hidden gems. I came to Striped Pig distillery today with the hubby and we were treated to a complimentary tasting of vodka, rum,  and moonshine: all of which is distilled on property.

We walked up to the front door and were greeted by their ambassador, a huge friendly Golden Retriever.  As we walked in a very nice lady named Jules welcomed us into the tasting room and gave us a great complimentary tasting.

We were then escorted back to the distilling area for a tour by a very passionate and knowledgeable distill master. He explained the entire distilling process from grain to corked and labeled bottles ready to ship. They even hand-apply, sign and number EVERY bottle by hand! When our tour was over, I was actually sad to leave, BUT we did not go empty-handed. I now have a great bottle of Striped Pig Rum front and center in my bar!

 While the whole operation is quite quite small , and the tour is pretty quick, you get a sense that these guys really know what they are doing. You also here in their voices and see on their faces the absolute passion and dedication that they have for their craft.

Charleston is a finer city for having Striped Pig Distillery in it!!!