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- 2:06The
- 2:06All
- 2:06About
- 2:06Nothing
- 2:07podcast
- 2:07may
- 2:07have
- 2:08language
- 2:08and
- 2:08content
- 2:09that
- 2:09isn't
- 2:09appropriate
- 2:10for
- 2:10some.
- 2:10Listener
- 2:11discretion
- 2:11is
- 2:12advised.
- 2:14Welcome
- 2:14nothingers,
- 2:15to
- 2:15another
- 2:15episode
- 2:15of
- 2:15the
- 2:15All
- 2:16About
- 2:16Nothing
- 2:16podcast.
- 2:17This
- 2:17is
- 2:17episode
- 2:17number
- 2:18262.
- 2:19I
- 2:19am
- 2:19Barrett
- 2:19Gruber.
- 2:20In
- 2:20just
- 2:20a
- 2:20minute,
- 2:20we're
- 2:20gonna
- 2:21head
- 2:21out
- 2:21to
- 2:22the
- 2:22Hollow
- 2:23Creek
- 2:23Distillery
- 2:24that
- 2:24is
- 2:24located
- 2:24in
- 2:24Leesville,
- 2:25South
- 2:25Carolina,
- 2:26truly
- 2:26at
- 2:26the
- 2:27heart
- 2:27of
- 2:27Leesville,
- 2:28South
- 2:28Carolina,
- 2:29where
- 2:29Southern
- 2:30tradition
- 2:30meets
- 2:30handcraft
- 2:31spirits.
- 2:31I'm
- 2:31going
- 2:31to
- 2:32be
- 2:32joined
- 2:32by
- 2:32Ms.
- 2:32Amie
- 2:33Bland,
- 2:33who
- 2:33is
- 2:33the
- 2:33hostess
- 2:34of
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- 2:34welcome
- 2:35to
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- 2:36stick
- 2:36around
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- 2:59Real
- 3:00quick.
- 3:00Want
- 3:00to
- 3:00thank
- 3:00Nudaira
- 3:01for
- 3:01being
- 3:01on
- 3:02the
- 3:02show
- 3:02last
- 3:02week.
- 3:02She
- 3:03of
- 3:03course
- 3:03is
- 3:04AKA
- 3:04Most
- 3:05Popular.
- 3:05She
- 3:05hosts
- 3:06the
- 3:06most
- 3:07popular
- 3:07podcast.
- 3:09So
- 3:09Zach
- 3:10and
- 3:10I
- 3:10had
- 3:10an
- 3:10opportunity
- 3:10to
- 3:11sit
- 3:11down
- 3:11with
- 3:11her.
- 3:11If
- 3:11you
- 3:11haven't
- 3:12seen
- 3:12that
- 3:12one
- 3:12yet,
- 3:12go
- 3:13back
- 3:13and
- 3:13watch
- 3:13it,
- 3:13episode
- 3:14number
- 3:14261
- 3:16and
- 3:16enjoy.
- 3:17We
- 3:17had
- 3:18a
- 3:18really
- 3:18good
- 3:18conversation
- 3:19with
- 3:19her
- 3:19and
- 3:19hope
- 3:20that
- 3:20she
- 3:20finds
- 3:21all
- 3:21of
- 3:21the
- 3:21success
- 3:23that
- 3:23she
- 3:23has
- 3:23coming
- 3:23to
- 3:24her
- 3:24and
- 3:24I
- 3:24think
- 3:24she
- 3:24will.
- 3:25So
- 3:25gonna
- 3:25head
- 3:26over
- 3:26to
- 3:26the
- 3:26Hollow
- 3:27Creek
- 3:27Distillery
- 3:28now
- 3:28with
- 3:28Barrett
- 3:29and
- 3:29Ami
- 3:29myself
- 3:31in
- 3:31that.
- 3:32So
- 3:32we're
- 3:33gonna
- 3:33do
- 3:33that
- 3:34with
- 3:34Craig
- 3:35and
- 3:35Meredith
- 3:36Amick
- 3:36again
- 3:37from
- 3:37the
- 3:37Hollow
- 3:37Creek
- 3:38Distillery
- 3:38in
- 3:38Leesville,
- 3:39South
- 3:39Carolina.
- 3:41Welcome
- 3:42to
- 3:42a
- 3:42very
- 3:42special
- 3:42episode
- 3:43of
- 3:43the
- 3:43All
- 3:43About
- 3:43Nothing
- 3:44podcast.
- 3:44I'm
- 3:45here
- 3:45with
- 3:45Amie
- 3:45Bland,
- 3:46who
- 3:46is
- 3:46the
- 3:46hostess
- 3:47of
- 3:48the
- 3:48welcome
- 3:49to
- 3:49Wonderland
- 3:49podcast
- 3:50as
- 3:50well,
- 3:50also
- 3:51part
- 3:51of
- 3:51the
- 3:51big
- 3:51media
- 3:52conglomerate.
- 3:53Actually,
- 3:53Barrett's
- 3:54here
- 3:54with
- 3:54me.
- 3:55That's
- 3:55also
- 3:55true.
- 3:56That's
- 3:57also
- 3:57true.
- 3:58We
- 3:58are
- 3:58in
- 3:58the
- 3:58heart
- 3:58of
- 3:58Leesville,
- 3:59South
- 3:59Carolina
- 4:00at
- 4:00the
- 4:00one
- 4:00and
- 4:00only
- 4:00Hollow
- 4:01Creek
- 4:01Distillery,
- 4:01where
- 4:02Southern
- 4:02tradition
- 4:02meets
- 4:03handcrafted
- 4:03spirits.
- 4:04I'm
- 4:05joined
- 4:05today
- 4:05by
- 4:06our
- 4:06friends
- 4:06Craig
- 4:07at
- 4:07the
- 4:07far
- 4:08end
- 4:08over
- 4:08here.
- 4:08If
- 4:08you're
- 4:08watching
- 4:09on
- 4:09YouTube.
- 4:09Hello,
- 4:09Meredith,
- 4:10sitting
- 4:10next
- 4:10to
- 4:10me.
- 4:11We
- 4:12are
- 4:12going
- 4:12to
- 4:13be
- 4:13talking
- 4:13about
- 4:14Hollow
- 4:14Creek
- 4:15Distillery,
- 4:16the
- 4:16history
- 4:17of
- 4:18what
- 4:18it
- 4:18is
- 4:18that
- 4:18they've
- 4:19built
- 4:19here.
- 4:19Because
- 4:20while
- 4:20it's
- 4:21not
- 4:21decades
- 4:22old,
- 4:22it
- 4:23definitely
- 4:23has
- 4:23some
- 4:23history.
- 4:24We
- 4:24were
- 4:24talking
- 4:24about
- 4:24that
- 4:25prior
- 4:25to
- 4:25it.
- 4:25So
- 4:26welcome
- 4:26Craig.
- 4:27Welcome
- 4:27Meredith,
- 4:27to
- 4:28our
- 4:28podcast.
- 4:29Thank
- 4:30you.
- 4:32So
- 4:32first
- 4:32of
- 4:32all,
- 4:33we
- 4:33were
- 4:33talking
- 4:34about
- 4:34earlier,
- 4:34before
- 4:35we
- 4:35started
- 4:35recording,
- 4:36sort
- 4:37of
- 4:37how
- 4:38this
- 4:38all
- 4:38started.
- 4:39Like,
- 4:42what
- 4:42was
- 4:43the
- 4:43history
- 4:43behind
- 4:43it?
- 4:43Where
- 4:43did
- 4:44it
- 4:44all
- 4:44start?
- 4:44The
- 4:451700s,
- 4:47me
- 4:47coming
- 4:48in
- 4:48with
- 4:48the
- 4:48facts.
- 4:49We're
- 4:49going
- 4:49way
- 4:50back.
- 4:51How
- 4:52did
- 4:52it
- 4:52get
- 4:52started
- 4:52for
- 4:52you
- 4:53all?
- 4:54So
- 4:54where
- 4:54did
- 4:54we
- 4:54start?
- 4:55So
- 4:56I
- 4:56always
- 4:57say
- 4:58we
- 4:58had
- 4:58a
- 4:58good
- 4:59family
- 4:59friend
- 5:00and
- 5:00he
- 5:01was
- 5:01actually
- 5:01the
- 5:02first
- 5:02one
- 5:02in
- 5:02South
- 5:02Carolina
- 5:03to
- 5:03put
- 5:03in
- 5:03a
- 5:03microdistillary
- 5:04license.
- 5:05And
- 5:05he
- 5:05got
- 5:06just
- 5:06a
- 5:06little
- 5:06ways
- 5:07in
- 5:07and
- 5:07saw
- 5:07all
- 5:07the
- 5:07paperwork.
- 5:08But
- 5:08he
- 5:08was
- 5:09a
- 5:09moonshiner
- 5:10in
- 5:10this
- 5:10area
- 5:10about
- 5:11five
- 5:11miles
- 5:11up
- 5:11the
- 5:11creek,
- 5:12literally
- 5:12from
- 5:12where
- 5:12we
- 5:13sit.
- 5:13And
- 5:14he
- 5:15and
- 5:15his
- 5:15dad
- 5:15made
- 5:16moonshine
- 5:17in
- 5:17the
- 5:17backwoods.
- 5:18And
- 5:19so
- 5:19when
- 5:20he
- 5:20saw
- 5:20the
- 5:21law
- 5:21change
- 5:21in
- 5:212009,
- 5:22he
- 5:22wanted
- 5:23to
- 5:23do
- 5:23it.
- 5:23Put
- 5:23in
- 5:23the
- 5:24first
- 5:24application.
- 5:25Too
- 5:25much
- 5:26paperwork.
- 5:26And
- 5:26so
- 5:27Craig
- 5:28thought
- 5:28it
- 5:28was
- 5:28a
- 5:28great
- 5:28idea.
- 5:28He
- 5:28didn't
- 5:29want
- 5:29to
- 5:29let
- 5:29it
- 5:29go.
- 5:30At
- 5:30that
- 5:30time
- 5:30we
- 5:31had
- 5:31a
- 5:31six
- 5:31month
- 5:31old
- 5:31baby.
- 5:32And
- 5:32so
- 5:32Craig
- 5:33came
- 5:33to
- 5:33me
- 5:33and
- 5:33said,
- 5:33I
- 5:34want
- 5:34to
- 5:34build
- 5:34a
- 5:34distillery.
- 5:34And
- 5:35I
- 5:35said,
- 5:35I
- 5:35don't
- 5:35care
- 5:35what
- 5:35you
- 5:36want
- 5:36to
- 5:36do,
- 5:36I
- 5:36just
- 5:36want
- 5:36to
- 5:36sleep.
- 5:37And
- 5:37so
- 5:39he
- 5:39called
- 5:39me.
- 5:40Yes.
- 5:41And
- 5:42from
- 5:43there
- 5:43then
- 5:45he
- 5:45went
- 5:45to
- 5:45Lamar.
- 5:46The
- 5:46guy's
- 5:46name
- 5:46was
- 5:46Lamar.
- 5:46And
- 5:47he
- 5:47went
- 5:47to
- 5:47Lamar
- 5:47and
- 5:47he
- 5:47said,
- 5:47lamar,
- 5:48I'll
- 5:49build
- 5:49it,
- 5:49I'll
- 5:49license
- 5:49it.
- 5:50You
- 5:50come
- 5:50run
- 5:50the
- 5:50steel.
- 5:50Teach
- 5:51me
- 5:51everything
- 5:51you
- 5:51know.
- 5:52And
- 5:53we
- 5:53did
- 5:54a
- 5:54year's
- 5:54worth
- 5:54of
- 5:54research,
- 5:55two
- 5:55years
- 5:55worth
- 5:55of
- 5:55paperwork.
- 5:56We
- 5:56have
- 5:56been
- 5:57open
- 5:57ten
- 5:58and
- 5:58a
- 5:58half
- 5:58months.
- 5:58Ten
- 5:59and
- 5:59a
- 5:59half
- 5:59years,
- 5:59almost
- 5:59exactly.
- 6:01So
- 6:01that
- 6:02six
- 6:02month
- 6:02old
- 6:03baby
- 6:03turned
- 6:0314
- 6:03about
- 6:04two
- 6:04weeks
- 6:04ago
- 6:05and
- 6:05here
- 6:06we
- 6:06are.
- 6:06Hence
- 6:07why
- 6:07you
- 6:07drink
- 6:07in
- 6:07the
- 6:07morning.
- 6:08Yes,
- 6:08hence
- 6:08why
- 6:09it's
- 6:1010am
- 6:10and
- 6:10we
- 6:11have
- 6:11alcohol
- 6:11in
- 6:12front
- 6:12of
- 6:12us.
- 6:13What
- 6:14is
- 6:14it
- 6:14that.
- 6:15So
- 6:16Hollow
- 6:16Creek
- 6:16distillery
- 6:17is.
- 6:17A
- 6:17micro
- 6:18distillery
- 6:19is
- 6:19what
- 6:19it's
- 6:19described
- 6:20as.
- 6:20Right.
- 6:20What
- 6:21is
- 6:21the
- 6:21difference
- 6:21between
- 6:22like
- 6:22a
- 6:22distillery
- 6:22and
- 6:23a
- 6:23micro
- 6:23distillery?
- 6:25Is
- 6:25it
- 6:25literally
- 6:25just
- 6:26size?
- 6:26Yes,
- 6:27legally
- 6:27is
- 6:27purely
- 6:28volume
- 6:28produced
- 6:28and
- 6:29it's
- 6:29two
- 6:29different
- 6:29permits.
- 6:30So
- 6:30in
- 6:31South
- 6:31Carolina
- 6:31there's
- 6:31a
- 6:31microdistillary
- 6:32permit.
- 6:33That's
- 6:33what
- 6:33we
- 6:33operate
- 6:34under.
- 6:34It
- 6:34is
- 6:35a
- 6:35much
- 6:35lower
- 6:35licensing
- 6:36fee
- 6:37and
- 6:37we're
- 6:38allowed.
- 6:39It's
- 6:40a
- 6:40pretty
- 6:40generous
- 6:41limit
- 6:41for
- 6:41a
- 6:41micro.
- 6:42Is
- 6:43it
- 6:43like
- 6:43325,000
- 6:44gallons
- 6:45a
- 6:45year
- 6:45or
- 6:45something
- 6:45like
- 6:45that?
- 6:46It's
- 6:46a
- 6:46big
- 6:46number.
- 6:47Okay.
- 6:48Much
- 6:48more
- 6:48than
- 6:48we
- 6:48produce.
- 6:49And
- 6:49then
- 6:50the
- 6:50only
- 6:50difference
- 6:51between
- 6:51that
- 6:51and
- 6:52just
- 6:52a
- 6:53big
- 6:53distillery
- 6:53is
- 6:54really
- 6:54the
- 6:55size
- 6:55and
- 6:55the
- 6:55volume.
- 6:55So
- 6:56the
- 6:56other
- 6:56permit
- 6:57is
- 6:57called
- 6:57a
- 6:57manufacturer's
- 6:58permit
- 6:58and
- 6:59it's
- 6:59not
- 6:59volume
- 7:00limited,
- 7:00but
- 7:01it's
- 7:01also
- 7:0210
- 7:02times.
- 7:03Right.
- 7:0310
- 7:03times
- 7:03the
- 7:04permit,
- 7:0420
- 7:04times
- 7:04more
- 7:05expensive,
- 7:05actually.
- 7:05Okay,
- 7:06your
- 7:06math
- 7:06better
- 7:07than
- 7:07mine.
- 7:09I
- 7:09get
- 7:09the
- 7:09impression
- 7:10someone's
- 7:10the
- 7:10accountant
- 7:11and
- 7:12management.
- 7:13Right?
- 7:14I
- 7:14just
- 7:15make
- 7:15whiskey.
- 7:15That's
- 7:15it.
- 7:18He's
- 7:18just
- 7:18here
- 7:18for
- 7:18the
- 7:18whiskey.
- 7:20That's
- 7:20great.
- 7:22So
- 7:23you
- 7:23guys
- 7:23have
- 7:23been
- 7:24doing
- 7:24this,
- 7:24like
- 7:24you
- 7:25said,
- 7:25for
- 7:25a
- 7:25little
- 7:26over
- 7:26a
- 7:26decade.
- 7:27And
- 7:27I
- 7:28know
- 7:29in
- 7:29the
- 7:29early
- 7:292000s
- 7:30you
- 7:30really
- 7:30started
- 7:30racking
- 7:31up
- 7:31the
- 7:31awards.
- 7:32So
- 7:34I
- 7:34have
- 7:34on
- 7:34here,
- 7:34although
- 7:35I
- 7:35can
- 7:35look
- 7:35at
- 7:35the
- 7:35wall,
- 7:35I
- 7:35guess,
- 7:36and
- 7:36read
- 7:36it,
- 7:37I
- 7:37have
- 7:37on
- 7:38here
- 7:38that
- 7:38you
- 7:38guys
- 7:39have
- 7:39won
- 7:39gold
- 7:40medals
- 7:40for
- 7:40the
- 7:40high
- 7:40cotton
- 7:41straight
- 7:41bourbon
- 7:42and
- 7:42the
- 7:42low
- 7:42water
- 7:42vodka,
- 7:43which,
- 7:43by
- 7:43the
- 7:43way,
- 7:43guys,
- 7:43that
- 7:44is
- 7:44my
- 7:44favorite,
- 7:44goes
- 7:45in
- 7:45all
- 7:45my
- 7:45drinks.
- 7:46At
- 7:47the
- 7:47Los
- 7:47Angeles
- 7:47International
- 7:48Spirits
- 7:48Competition.
- 7:50Gold
- 7:50medals
- 7:50for
- 7:51the
- 7:51William
- 7:51Allen
- 7:52Small
- 7:52batch
- 7:52Bourbon
- 7:53and
- 7:53the
- 7:53Low
- 7:54Water
- 7:54Vodka
- 7:54at
- 7:55the
- 7:55San
- 7:55Francisco
- 7:56South.
- 7:56Best
- 7:56spirits,
- 7:57New
- 7:57York
- 7:58International
- 7:58Spirits,
- 8:00Best
- 8:00of
- 8:00Columbia,
- 8:01like
- 8:01all
- 8:01of
- 8:01the
- 8:01years.
- 8:02So
- 8:03when
- 8:04did
- 8:04that
- 8:04really
- 8:04kind
- 8:05of
- 8:05turn
- 8:05from
- 8:05you?
- 8:05So
- 8:06you
- 8:06spent
- 8:06a
- 8:06year
- 8:06researching,
- 8:07you
- 8:07spent
- 8:07two
- 8:07years
- 8:08kind
- 8:08of
- 8:08getting
- 8:09into
- 8:09it.
- 8:09And
- 8:10then
- 8:10I
- 8:10assume
- 8:11you
- 8:11made
- 8:11your
- 8:11first
- 8:12very
- 8:12small
- 8:12batch.
- 8:13Like
- 8:14what
- 8:14was
- 8:14this?
- 8:14It
- 8:15was
- 8:15a
- 8:15very
- 8:15small
- 8:15batch.
- 8:16Our
- 8:16first
- 8:16still
- 8:17was
- 8:17250
- 8:18gallons
- 8:18still.
- 8:18And
- 8:19you
- 8:19say
- 8:19250
- 8:19gallons,
- 8:20which
- 8:20sounds
- 8:20like
- 8:20a
- 8:20lot,
- 8:21but
- 8:21that
- 8:22still
- 8:22wouldn't
- 8:22turn
- 8:22out,
- 8:23but
- 8:25maybe
- 8:2530
- 8:25gallons
- 8:26at
- 8:26a
- 8:26time
- 8:27of
- 8:28product,
- 8:28something
- 8:29like
- 8:29that.
- 8:29We
- 8:30now
- 8:30have
- 8:30an
- 8:30800
- 8:30gallon
- 8:31still,
- 8:31so
- 8:31we
- 8:31can
- 8:31make,
- 8:32you
- 8:32know,
- 8:32100
- 8:33plus
- 8:33gallons
- 8:33at
- 8:33a
- 8:34time.
- 8:34But
- 8:35yeah,
- 8:35so
- 8:37when
- 8:37that
- 8:38turned
- 8:38for
- 8:38it,
- 8:38we
- 8:38were,
- 8:39we
- 8:39started
- 8:39racking
- 8:40up,
- 8:40you
- 8:40know,
- 8:40some
- 8:40of
- 8:40Best
- 8:41of
- 8:41Columbia,
- 8:41best
- 8:41of
- 8:42the
- 8:42state,
- 8:42those
- 8:42kind
- 8:43of
- 8:43things
- 8:44in,
- 8:45you
- 8:45know,
- 8:4620,
- 8:4716,
- 8:4717,
- 8:4718,
- 8:48something
- 8:48like
- 8:48that.
- 8:48And
- 8:48then
- 8:49we
- 8:49started
- 8:49entering
- 8:49our
- 8:50spirits
- 8:50into
- 8:50those
- 8:51international
- 8:52competitions.
- 8:52San
- 8:52Francisco,
- 8:53Los
- 8:53Angeles,
- 8:54New
- 8:54York.
- 8:54And
- 8:55that
- 8:56really
- 8:56started
- 8:5720,
- 8:5720,
- 8:5820,
- 8:5822,
- 8:59something
- 8:59like
- 8:59that.
- 9:00After,
- 9:01after
- 9:01kind
- 9:01of
- 9:01COVID
- 9:02the
- 9:02COVID
- 9:02craze
- 9:03settled
- 9:03down
- 9:03just
- 9:04a
- 9:04little
- 9:04bit.
- 9:04And
- 9:04I'll
- 9:04let
- 9:04you
- 9:05kind
- 9:05of
- 9:05talk
- 9:05to
- 9:06some
- 9:06of
- 9:06those
- 9:06medals
- 9:07that
- 9:07we
- 9:07won.
- 9:07But
- 9:07we
- 9:08were
- 9:08so
- 9:08honestly,
- 9:09there's
- 9:09several
- 9:10that,
- 9:11you
- 9:11know,
- 9:11we
- 9:12surprised
- 9:12everybody,
- 9:13including
- 9:13ourselves
- 9:13with.
- 9:15I'll
- 9:16give
- 9:16you
- 9:16just
- 9:16a
- 9:16couple
- 9:16of
- 9:16highlights.
- 9:17So
- 9:17you
- 9:18mentioned
- 9:18low
- 9:18water
- 9:18vodka.
- 9:19It
- 9:19won
- 9:19a
- 9:19double
- 9:20gold
- 9:20medal
- 9:20for
- 9:20the
- 9:20South's
- 9:21best
- 9:21in
- 9:2223.
- 9:23And
- 9:23no,
- 9:24my
- 9:24memory
- 9:24is
- 9:24not
- 9:24this
- 9:25good.
- 9:25I'm
- 9:25looking
- 9:25at
- 9:26the
- 9:26back
- 9:26wall
- 9:26here,
- 9:27so
- 9:27bear
- 9:27with
- 9:28me.
- 9:29Then
- 9:29High
- 9:30Cotton,
- 9:30kind
- 9:30of
- 9:31the
- 9:31biggest
- 9:31award
- 9:31I
- 9:31think
- 9:32we've
- 9:32won
- 9:32to
- 9:32date.
- 9:33The
- 9:33high
- 9:33cotton
- 9:34single
- 9:35barrel
- 9:35105
- 9:36proof
- 9:36bourbon
- 9:37won
- 9:37best
- 9:38of
- 9:38class
- 9:38and
- 9:38best
- 9:39of
- 9:39division
- 9:39at
- 9:40LA
- 9:40International.
- 9:41That
- 9:42was
- 9:4224,
- 9:44so
- 9:44pretty
- 9:45big,
- 9:45pretty
- 9:45big
- 9:46competition.
- 9:47And
- 9:48then
- 9:48to
- 9:48say,
- 9:48hey,
- 9:49this
- 9:49is
- 9:49the
- 9:49best
- 9:49bottle
- 9:49of
- 9:50bourbon
- 9:50here
- 9:51out.
- 9:51Of
- 9:51South
- 9:51Carolina,
- 9:53that's
- 9:53what
- 9:53Barrett
- 9:54and
- 9:54Greg
- 9:54have
- 9:54in
- 9:54the
- 9:54bar.
- 9:54Right.
- 9:54That's
- 9:55what
- 9:55we're
- 9:55drinking.
- 9:55And
- 9:56so
- 9:57what
- 9:57is
- 9:57it
- 9:57that
- 9:58sets
- 9:58you
- 9:58apart?
- 9:59I
- 9:59mean,
- 9:59like,
- 9:59I
- 10:00know
- 10:00there
- 10:00are
- 10:00other
- 10:00distilleries
- 10:01that
- 10:02we
- 10:02see
- 10:02new
- 10:02distilleries
- 10:03popping
- 10:03up,
- 10:04like,
- 10:04every
- 10:04six
- 10:04months.
- 10:06It's
- 10:06becoming
- 10:07a
- 10:07much
- 10:07more
- 10:09congested
- 10:10market
- 10:11here
- 10:11in
- 10:11South
- 10:11Carolina,
- 10:12which
- 10:13is
- 10:13great.
- 10:14But
- 10:14what
- 10:15is
- 10:15it
- 10:15that
- 10:15sets
- 10:15you
- 10:16all
- 10:16apart
- 10:16from
- 10:16what
- 10:17it
- 10:17is
- 10:17that
- 10:18others
- 10:18might
- 10:18be
- 10:19doing?
- 10:20Because
- 10:22we
- 10:22talked
- 10:22about
- 10:22before,
- 10:23Moonshiners
- 10:24is
- 10:24one
- 10:24of
- 10:24my
- 10:24favorite
- 10:25programs,
- 10:25and
- 10:25I
- 10:25know
- 10:26it's
- 10:26scripted.
- 10:26I
- 10:27get
- 10:27it.
- 10:28I'm
- 10:28fine
- 10:28with
- 10:28it
- 10:29being
- 10:29scripted.
- 10:30Tickle
- 10:30is
- 10:31absurdly
- 10:32annoying.
- 10:33But,
- 10:33you
- 10:33know,
- 10:34but
- 10:35even
- 10:35through
- 10:35the
- 10:35show,
- 10:35like
- 10:36I
- 10:36told
- 10:36you
- 10:36before,
- 10:37I've
- 10:37made
- 10:37friends
- 10:38with
- 10:38one
- 10:38of
- 10:38the
- 10:39people
- 10:39that
- 10:39was
- 10:39on
- 10:39the
- 10:39show
- 10:40because
- 10:40we
- 10:40went
- 10:40to
- 10:41all
- 10:41of
- 10:41these
- 10:41distilleries,
- 10:42and
- 10:42I
- 10:42got
- 10:42to
- 10:43meet
- 10:43Steven
- 10:43Bean,
- 10:44who
- 10:44owns
- 10:44Limestone
- 10:44Distillery
- 10:45up
- 10:45in
- 10:45Kentucky,
- 10:46and.
- 10:48And
- 10:49it's
- 10:50such
- 10:50a
- 10:50cool
- 10:50thing
- 10:51that
- 10:51they
- 10:51do.
- 10:51Maker's
- 10:52Mark
- 10:52is
- 10:52one
- 10:53of
- 10:53the
- 10:53favorite
- 10:53places
- 10:54to
- 10:54visit.
- 10:54Like,
- 10:54if
- 10:54we're
- 10:54in
- 10:54Kentucky,
- 10:55that's
- 10:55where
- 10:55we
- 10:55go
- 10:56every
- 10:56single
- 10:56time.
- 10:57We
- 10:57will
- 10:57do
- 10:57the
- 10:57tour
- 10:57every
- 10:58single
- 10:58time.
- 11:00But
- 11:00South
- 11:00Carolina,
- 11:01the
- 11:02distilleries
- 11:02are
- 11:02popping
- 11:03up.
- 11:03What
- 11:04is
- 11:04it
- 11:04that
- 11:04sets
- 11:04you
- 11:04all
- 11:04apart
- 11:05from
- 11:05others?
- 11:07So,
- 11:08honestly,
- 11:08my
- 11:09answer
- 11:09would
- 11:09be
- 11:09patience.
- 11:10This
- 11:11is
- 11:11a
- 11:12very
- 11:12slow
- 11:12industry.
- 11:15If
- 11:15you
- 11:15want
- 11:15to
- 11:15build
- 11:15a
- 11:16distillery
- 11:16and,
- 11:17you
- 11:17know,
- 11:17be
- 11:18multimillion
- 11:19dollar
- 11:19cash
- 11:19flow
- 11:19in
- 11:20year
- 11:20two,
- 11:21good
- 11:21luck,
- 11:22you
- 11:22better
- 11:22start
- 11:22with
- 11:22a
- 11:23huge
- 11:23pile
- 11:23of
- 11:24money.
- 11:25So
- 11:25we've
- 11:25been
- 11:25at
- 11:25this
- 11:26open
- 11:26for
- 11:26a
- 11:27little
- 11:27over
- 11:27a
- 11:27decade
- 11:27now,
- 11:28and,
- 11:29you
- 11:29know,
- 11:29zero
- 11:30investors,
- 11:30which
- 11:30is
- 11:31really
- 11:31nice
- 11:31because
- 11:32you
- 11:32don't
- 11:32have
- 11:32anybody
- 11:33to
- 11:33answer
- 11:33to.
- 11:33Yeah.
- 11:34And
- 11:34if
- 11:34things
- 11:34take
- 11:34a
- 11:35little
- 11:35while
- 11:35longer,
- 11:35it's
- 11:36okay.
- 11:36You're
- 11:36not.
- 11:37You
- 11:38don't
- 11:38say.
- 11:38I
- 11:38have
- 11:38to
- 11:38revive
- 11:39a
- 11:3920%
- 11:39return
- 11:40this
- 11:40year,
- 11:41and
- 11:41I
- 11:41really
- 11:41think
- 11:42that's
- 11:42it.
- 11:42Yeah.
- 11:43Patience,
- 11:44I
- 11:44think,
- 11:44too.
- 11:44You
- 11:45know,
- 11:45we
- 11:45are
- 11:46typically
- 11:46here
- 11:48most
- 11:49days
- 11:49that
- 11:49we're
- 11:50open,
- 11:50folks
- 11:50get
- 11:50to
- 11:51see
- 11:51us,
- 11:51and
- 11:52I
- 11:52think
- 11:53we're
- 11:53very.
- 11:53We
- 11:53try
- 11:54to
- 11:54be
- 11:54very
- 11:54welcoming.
- 11:54Very
- 11:55Southern
- 11:55hospitality.
- 11:56Right.
- 11:56I
- 11:56mean,
- 11:56that's
- 11:56just
- 11:56kind
- 11:56of
- 11:57our
- 11:57personality
- 11:57and
- 11:57who
- 11:58we
- 11:58are,
- 11:59but
- 11:59we
- 12:00have
- 12:00a
- 12:00lot
- 12:00of
- 12:00pride
- 12:01in
- 12:01what
- 12:02we've
- 12:02built,
- 12:02but
- 12:02also
- 12:02a
- 12:02lot
- 12:03of
- 12:03pride
- 12:03in
- 12:04this
- 12:04area.
- 12:04I
- 12:05know
- 12:05Amy
- 12:05hinted
- 12:06at
- 12:06it,
- 12:06and,
- 12:06you
- 12:06know,
- 12:06we
- 12:06can
- 12:07certainly
- 12:07go
- 12:07back
- 12:08to
- 12:08that.
- 12:08But
- 12:09Craig's
- 12:09family
- 12:09has
- 12:10been
- 12:10in
- 12:10this
- 12:10area.
- 12:10Our
- 12:10son
- 12:11is
- 12:1110th
- 12:11generation
- 12:11of
- 12:12being
- 12:12right
- 12:12here
- 12:13in
- 12:13this
- 12:13area.
- 12:13So
- 12:13we
- 12:13have
- 12:14a
- 12:14lot
- 12:14of
- 12:15just
- 12:15pride
- 12:16in
- 12:16this.
- 12:17I'm
- 12:17gonna
- 12:17let
- 12:17them
- 12:17tell
- 12:18the
- 12:18story
- 12:18because
- 12:18someone
- 12:18clearly
- 12:19didn't
- 12:19look
- 12:19at
- 12:19their
- 12:19website
- 12:19or
- 12:20anything
- 12:20before
- 12:20this.
- 12:21No,
- 12:24I'm
- 12:25trying
- 12:25to
- 12:25make
- 12:25it
- 12:25sound
- 12:26like
- 12:26I'm
- 12:26engaged,
- 12:28but
- 12:29real
- 12:30quick
- 12:30to
- 12:30go
- 12:30back
- 12:30and
- 12:30talk
- 12:31about.
- 12:31Big
- 12:31Media
- 12:31is
- 12:32always
- 12:32looking
- 12:32for
- 12:32investors.
- 12:33We're
- 12:33happy
- 12:34to
- 12:34answer
- 12:34to
- 12:35whoever.
- 12:35I'm
- 12:35sorry.
- 12:37But
- 12:37one
- 12:37of
- 12:38the
- 12:38things
- 12:38on
- 12:38the
- 12:38website
- 12:39and
- 12:39even
- 12:39throughout
- 12:40the
- 12:40course
- 12:40of
- 12:41your
- 12:41Facebook
- 12:41post,
- 12:41anything
- 12:42like
- 12:42that,
- 12:42there's
- 12:42a
- 12:42lot
- 12:42of
- 12:43focus
- 12:43on
- 12:43family
- 12:43and
- 12:43traditions.
- 12:45And
- 12:45so
- 12:46like
- 12:48how
- 12:48many
- 12:48family
- 12:48and
- 12:49friends
- 12:49work
- 12:49for
- 12:50you
- 12:50all
- 12:52or
- 12:52that
- 12:52are
- 12:53here,
- 12:53like
- 12:55making
- 12:55an
- 12:55appearance,
- 12:56things
- 12:56like
- 12:56that?
- 12:57That's
- 12:57pretty
- 12:57much
- 12:57our
- 12:58workforce
- 12:58is
- 12:59family.
- 12:59And
- 12:59family
- 13:00and
- 13:00friends.
- 13:00And
- 13:01you
- 13:01know,
- 13:02several
- 13:02of
- 13:02the
- 13:02ladies
- 13:02that
- 13:03you
- 13:03now
- 13:03see
- 13:03behind
- 13:03the
- 13:04bar
- 13:04are
- 13:05folks
- 13:05that
- 13:05have
- 13:06been
- 13:06customers
- 13:06before
- 13:06that
- 13:07have
- 13:07we
- 13:08become
- 13:08friends.
- 13:08And
- 13:08then
- 13:09they
- 13:09said,
- 13:09let
- 13:09us
- 13:09know
- 13:09if
- 13:09you
- 13:09need
- 13:10any
- 13:10help.
- 13:10And
- 13:10we
- 13:10said,
- 13:11don't
- 13:11say
- 13:11that
- 13:12unless
- 13:12you're
- 13:12serious.
- 13:12That
- 13:13is
- 13:13a
- 13:13very
- 13:13dangerous
- 13:14thing
- 13:14to
- 13:14say
- 13:14out
- 13:14here.
- 13:15So
- 13:15we're.
- 13:15It's
- 13:16very
- 13:16much
- 13:16a
- 13:17little
- 13:17family
- 13:17here.
- 13:18Do
- 13:18they
- 13:18just
- 13:18get
- 13:18paid
- 13:19in
- 13:19moonshine
- 13:19or.
- 13:21It's
- 13:21a
- 13:21barter
- 13:22system.
- 13:23Right.
- 13:23I
- 13:23feel
- 13:23like
- 13:23that
- 13:24would,
- 13:24I
- 13:24feel
- 13:25like
- 13:25that
- 13:25would
- 13:25get
- 13:25expensive.
- 13:26They
- 13:26can,
- 13:27yes.
- 13:29What
- 13:29is
- 13:29typically,
- 13:30as
- 13:30far
- 13:30as,
- 13:30like
- 13:31the
- 13:31products
- 13:31that
- 13:31you
- 13:31all
- 13:32make?
- 13:32I
- 13:32know
- 13:32that
- 13:32there's
- 13:32probably
- 13:33a
- 13:33varying
- 13:33amount
- 13:33of
- 13:33time
- 13:34that
- 13:34it
- 13:34takes
- 13:35as
- 13:35far
- 13:35as
- 13:35the
- 13:36process.
- 13:36But
- 13:37like,
- 13:37what
- 13:38is
- 13:38your
- 13:38shortest,
- 13:39what
- 13:39is
- 13:39your
- 13:40shortest
- 13:40time
- 13:41product?
- 13:41What
- 13:41is
- 13:41your
- 13:41longest
- 13:42time
- 13:42product?
- 13:43So
- 13:43any
- 13:44sort
- 13:44of
- 13:44white
- 13:44whiskey
- 13:45or
- 13:46white
- 13:46spirit,
- 13:47whether
- 13:47we're
- 13:47talking
- 13:47about
- 13:47vodka
- 13:48or,
- 13:48you
- 13:49know,
- 13:49a
- 13:49corn
- 13:49whiskey
- 13:50that
- 13:50we
- 13:50use
- 13:50to
- 13:50make
- 13:51white
- 13:51hot
- 13:51whiskey,
- 13:52cinnamon
- 13:53flavored
- 13:53whiskey,
- 13:54you're
- 13:54looking
- 13:54at
- 13:54it
- 13:55can
- 13:55be
- 13:55as
- 13:55short
- 13:55as
- 13:55four
- 13:56days.
- 13:57If
- 13:58you've
- 13:58got,
- 13:58you
- 13:58know,
- 13:59a
- 13:59day
- 13:59to
- 13:59cook,
- 13:59a
- 13:59three
- 14:00day
- 14:00ferment,
- 14:00a
- 14:00day
- 14:01to
- 14:01distill,
- 14:02maybe
- 14:02you're
- 14:02at
- 14:03five
- 14:03days.
- 14:03Okay.
- 14:05And
- 14:05then
- 14:05bourbon.
- 14:06Right
- 14:06now
- 14:06we're
- 14:06selling
- 14:08almost
- 14:08everything
- 14:09at
- 14:10just
- 14:10under
- 14:10six
- 14:11years.
- 14:11So
- 14:11we'll
- 14:11call
- 14:11it
- 14:11five
- 14:12year
- 14:12bourbon.
- 14:12Before
- 14:13long,
- 14:13we'll
- 14:13cross
- 14:13that
- 14:14six
- 14:14year
- 14:14mark
- 14:14with
- 14:15most
- 14:15of
- 14:15our
- 14:15bourbon
- 14:15products.
- 14:16And
- 14:17we
- 14:17do
- 14:17have
- 14:17one
- 14:18barrel
- 14:19that
- 14:19is.
- 14:21It'll
- 14:21turn
- 14:21nine
- 14:22in
- 14:22September.
- 14:23And
- 14:24that
- 14:24was
- 14:24intentional?
- 14:25Yes.
- 14:28So
- 14:29in
- 14:29my
- 14:29head,
- 14:29I
- 14:29think
- 14:30somebody's
- 14:30preparing
- 14:31for
- 14:31some
- 14:31sort
- 14:32of
- 14:32a
- 14:3210th
- 14:32anniversary
- 14:33or
- 14:33something.
- 14:35I
- 14:35haven't
- 14:35decided
- 14:35yet
- 14:36if
- 14:36it's
- 14:36gonna
- 14:36make
- 14:36it
- 14:36to
- 14:3610.
- 14:37Okay.
- 14:37It
- 14:37will
- 14:38make
- 14:38it
- 14:38to
- 14:38nine
- 14:38because
- 14:39we
- 14:39are
- 14:39very
- 14:39close.
- 14:39But
- 14:40I'm
- 14:40here
- 14:40to
- 14:40tell
- 14:40you
- 14:40it
- 14:40is
- 14:41very
- 14:41good
- 14:41bourbon.
- 14:42So
- 14:43it's
- 14:43gonna
- 14:43find
- 14:43some
- 14:44bottles
- 14:44here
- 14:44before
- 14:44long.
- 14:45Okay.
- 14:46He's
- 14:46been
- 14:46sipping.
- 14:47The
- 14:47barrel's
- 14:47empty
- 14:48now.
- 14:48Right.
- 14:49We'll
- 14:49have
- 14:49one
- 14:50bottle
- 14:50to
- 14:50release.
- 14:51At
- 14:51some
- 14:51point
- 14:51we
- 14:51have
- 14:51to
- 14:52sell
- 14:52it
- 14:52or
- 14:52it's
- 14:52going
- 14:52to
- 14:52be
- 14:52gone.
- 14:53Anyway.
- 14:53We
- 14:53were
- 14:53going
- 14:53to
- 14:54call
- 14:54that
- 14:54the
- 14:54angel
- 14:54share.
- 14:54Right,
- 14:55Right.
- 14:58Because
- 14:58difference
- 14:59between
- 14:59angel
- 14:59shares,
- 14:59what
- 15:00evaporates
- 15:00versus
- 15:01what
- 15:01gets
- 15:02sucked
- 15:02into
- 15:02the.
- 15:03What's
- 15:03the
- 15:03devil's
- 15:04share?
- 15:06Good
- 15:06marketing.
- 15:08That's
- 15:08what
- 15:09it
- 15:09is.
- 15:09In
- 15:09theory.
- 15:10People
- 15:11refer
- 15:11to
- 15:11like
- 15:11what
- 15:12gets
- 15:12soaked
- 15:12into
- 15:12the
- 15:12wood
- 15:13and
- 15:13doesn't
- 15:13come
- 15:13back
- 15:13out.
- 15:14Yeah.
- 15:14So
- 15:16the
- 15:16whole
- 15:17process,
- 15:17like
- 15:18I
- 15:18have.
- 15:19I
- 15:19have
- 15:19thought
- 15:19about
- 15:20potentially
- 15:21investing
- 15:22in
- 15:22just
- 15:22a
- 15:23little
- 15:23bit
- 15:23to
- 15:23do
- 15:23in
- 15:23my
- 15:23house,
- 15:24because
- 15:24I
- 15:25don't
- 15:25think
- 15:25that
- 15:26that's
- 15:26the
- 15:26illegal
- 15:27part
- 15:27of
- 15:28just
- 15:28doing
- 15:28a
- 15:28small
- 15:29thing
- 15:29at
- 15:29your
- 15:29own.
- 15:30Whatever.
- 15:31It's.
- 15:31It's
- 15:31the.
- 15:32It's
- 15:32the
- 15:32selling.
- 15:33Right.
- 15:33Is.
- 15:34So
- 15:34I
- 15:35can.
- 15:35I
- 15:35can
- 15:35give
- 15:35you
- 15:35the.
- 15:36The
- 15:36real
- 15:36answer
- 15:37and
- 15:37then
- 15:37I
- 15:37can
- 15:37give
- 15:37you
- 15:38the
- 15:38practical
- 15:38answer.
- 15:38Okay.
- 15:39And
- 15:39if
- 15:39you're
- 15:39in
- 15:39law
- 15:39enforcement
- 15:40watching
- 15:40this,
- 15:40this
- 15:41is
- 15:41not
- 15:41advice,
- 15:42Sheriff
- 15:42Lottie.
- 15:42I
- 15:42never
- 15:42said
- 15:42this.
- 15:44Sheriff
- 15:44Lott.
- 15:44Turn.
- 15:46So
- 15:47federally,
- 15:48it
- 15:48is
- 15:48actually
- 15:49illegal
- 15:49to
- 15:49own
- 15:50what
- 15:50is
- 15:50called
- 15:50a
- 15:50distillation
- 15:51apparatus
- 15:53without
- 15:53having
- 15:54your
- 15:54federal
- 15:54permit
- 15:55and
- 15:55whatever
- 15:55local
- 15:55permit,
- 15:56state
- 15:56and
- 15:56everything
- 15:57else
- 15:57you
- 15:57need
- 15:59practically,
- 16:00as
- 16:00long
- 16:00as
- 16:00you're
- 16:00not
- 16:00trying
- 16:01to
- 16:01sell
- 16:01a
- 16:01thousand
- 16:01gallons
- 16:01a
- 16:02year,
- 16:03nobody's
- 16:03gonna
- 16:04say
- 16:04anything.
- 16:04Okay.
- 16:05Okay.
- 16:06You
- 16:06can
- 16:06buy
- 16:07whatever
- 16:07the
- 16:07little
- 16:08water
- 16:08distillers
- 16:09on
- 16:09TikTok
- 16:10shop.
- 16:10Now,
- 16:11I've
- 16:11seen
- 16:11those.
- 16:11I
- 16:12saw
- 16:12the
- 16:12little
- 16:12guy
- 16:12on
- 16:12TikTok,
- 16:13good
- 16:13old
- 16:13grandpa
- 16:14doing
- 16:14that
- 16:14on
- 16:14TikTok.
- 16:15And
- 16:15I'm
- 16:15like,
- 16:15wow.
- 16:17I
- 16:17saw
- 16:17somebody
- 16:18doing
- 16:18it
- 16:18live.
- 16:18And
- 16:18the
- 16:19ingredients
- 16:19they
- 16:19were
- 16:19putting
- 16:19in
- 16:20there,
- 16:20I
- 16:20was
- 16:21like,
- 16:22that's
- 16:22gotta
- 16:22taste
- 16:22terrible.
- 16:23Yeah,
- 16:23there's
- 16:24no
- 16:24way.
- 16:24So
- 16:24speaking
- 16:25of
- 16:25ingredients,
- 16:25what
- 16:25was
- 16:26the
- 16:26original
- 16:26recipe,
- 16:27the
- 16:27one
- 16:27that
- 16:27you
- 16:27got
- 16:27from
- 16:27lamar?
- 16:28It
- 16:29was
- 16:302/3
- 16:30corn,
- 16:31one
- 16:31third
- 16:31oats,
- 16:32and
- 16:32we
- 16:32used
- 16:32whole
- 16:33oats,
- 16:33which
- 16:33are.
- 16:34Oats
- 16:34are
- 16:34pretty
- 16:34unusual
- 16:35for
- 16:35commercial
- 16:36distillation.
- 16:36The
- 16:36starch
- 16:37conversion
- 16:37really
- 16:37sucks.
- 16:38Doesn't
- 16:39make
- 16:39much
- 16:39alcohol,
- 16:41but
- 16:41it
- 16:41does
- 16:42kind
- 16:43of
- 16:43smooth
- 16:43out
- 16:43the
- 16:43alcohol
- 16:44that
- 16:44all
- 16:44the
- 16:44corn
- 16:44makes.
- 16:45Corn
- 16:45is
- 16:45the
- 16:45workhorse
- 16:46of
- 16:46really
- 16:47the
- 16:47whole
- 16:47industry,
- 16:48if
- 16:48we're
- 16:48being
- 16:49honest.
- 16:49It
- 16:49makes
- 16:49a
- 16:49lot
- 16:49of
- 16:49alcohol.
- 16:50Pretty
- 16:50sweet
- 16:51flavor
- 16:51profile.
- 16:52Can
- 16:52have
- 16:52a
- 16:53pretty
- 16:53good
- 16:53bite
- 16:53when
- 16:54it's
- 16:54young,
- 16:55so.
- 16:55But
- 16:56lamar's
- 16:56recipe
- 16:56was
- 16:572/3
- 16:58oats
- 16:59or
- 16:592/3
- 17:00corn,
- 17:001
- 17:01third
- 17:01oats.
- 17:03It's
- 17:03labeled
- 17:04moonshine,
- 17:04so
- 17:05you
- 17:05can
- 17:05cheat.
- 17:05It's
- 17:05got
- 17:05a
- 17:06bunch
- 17:06of
- 17:06sugar
- 17:06in
- 17:06it
- 17:06to
- 17:06help
- 17:07it
- 17:07ferment
- 17:07and
- 17:07boost
- 17:07your
- 17:07alcohol
- 17:08production.
- 17:08And
- 17:09that's
- 17:09pretty
- 17:09much
- 17:09it.
- 17:10And
- 17:10do
- 17:10y'
- 17:10all
- 17:10still
- 17:11kind
- 17:11of
- 17:11stick
- 17:11true
- 17:11to
- 17:11that
- 17:12today
- 17:12or.
- 17:13Yeah,
- 17:13for
- 17:13moonshine.
- 17:14Yeah.
- 17:14And
- 17:15the
- 17:15real
- 17:15secret
- 17:16was
- 17:16we
- 17:16used
- 17:17lemon
- 17:18juice
- 17:18as
- 17:18a
- 17:18ph
- 17:19adjustment.
- 17:19Okay.
- 17:20Which
- 17:20most
- 17:20people
- 17:21who
- 17:22just
- 17:22make
- 17:22moonshine
- 17:23at
- 17:23their
- 17:23house
- 17:23or
- 17:24in
- 17:24the
- 17:24backwoods
- 17:24or
- 17:24whatever,
- 17:26they
- 17:26don't
- 17:26ever
- 17:26even
- 17:26talk
- 17:27about
- 17:27ph
- 17:27adjustment.
- 17:28But
- 17:28that
- 17:28was.
- 17:29That
- 17:29was
- 17:29his
- 17:29secret.
- 17:30That
- 17:30was
- 17:30his
- 17:30secret.
- 17:30And
- 17:31it
- 17:31worked,
- 17:32no
- 17:32doubt.
- 17:32Well,
- 17:33if
- 17:33they're
- 17:33making
- 17:34it
- 17:34at
- 17:34home,
- 17:34I
- 17:34imagine
- 17:35that
- 17:35and
- 17:35they're
- 17:35not
- 17:35adjusting
- 17:36ph,
- 17:37they're
- 17:37probably
- 17:37blind.
- 17:37Anyway.
- 17:41Did
- 17:41you
- 17:41guys
- 17:41start
- 17:42out
- 17:42doing
- 17:42strictly
- 17:43moonshine
- 17:43or.
- 17:44Yes.
- 17:45So
- 17:46here's
- 17:47we
- 17:47talked
- 17:47about.
- 17:48We
- 17:48don't
- 17:48have
- 17:48investors,
- 17:49certainly.
- 17:49Meredith,
- 17:50Nora,
- 17:50I
- 17:50need
- 17:50come
- 17:51from
- 17:51money.
- 17:51So
- 17:52you
- 17:52gotta
- 17:52have
- 17:52a
- 17:52cash
- 17:52flow
- 17:52product
- 17:53upfront.
- 17:53We
- 17:54didn't
- 17:54start
- 17:54with
- 17:54a
- 17:54mountain
- 17:54of
- 17:55cash
- 17:55to
- 17:55just
- 17:55burn
- 17:56through.
- 17:57So
- 17:57in
- 17:59the
- 17:59distilling
- 18:00world,
- 18:00you
- 18:00only
- 18:00have
- 18:00a
- 18:00few
- 18:01options
- 18:01for
- 18:02an
- 18:02immediate
- 18:02cash
- 18:03flow
- 18:03product.
- 18:03You've
- 18:04got
- 18:04moonshine,
- 18:05you've
- 18:06got
- 18:06gin,
- 18:06which
- 18:07I
- 18:07hate.
- 18:07Oh,
- 18:07me
- 18:08too.
- 18:08It's
- 18:08the
- 18:08worst.
- 18:09It
- 18:09tastes
- 18:09like
- 18:09a
- 18:10pine
- 18:10tree,
- 18:10but
- 18:10whatever.
- 18:12And
- 18:12then
- 18:12you've
- 18:13got
- 18:13vodka.
- 18:15When
- 18:15we
- 18:15started
- 18:15out,
- 18:15our
- 18:16still
- 18:16was
- 18:16not
- 18:16going
- 18:16to
- 18:17make
- 18:17vodka.
- 18:17Like
- 18:17it
- 18:17was
- 18:18a
- 18:18very
- 18:18simple
- 18:18direct
- 18:18fired
- 18:19pot
- 18:19still
- 18:20similar
- 18:21to
- 18:21what
- 18:21you
- 18:21would
- 18:21find
- 18:22kind
- 18:22of
- 18:22out
- 18:22in
- 18:22the
- 18:23woods,
- 18:23but,
- 18:23you
- 18:24know,
- 18:24inside
- 18:25and
- 18:25cleaner
- 18:25and
- 18:25that
- 18:25kind
- 18:26of
- 18:26thing.
- 18:27But
- 18:27it
- 18:27was
- 18:27not
- 18:28going
- 18:28to
- 18:28make
- 18:28vodka.
- 18:29So.
- 18:29And
- 18:30Jen,
- 18:30I
- 18:30hate.
- 18:31So
- 18:31we're
- 18:32kind
- 18:32of
- 18:32out
- 18:32here
- 18:32in
- 18:33rural
- 18:33Lexington
- 18:33County.
- 18:34Moonshine
- 18:34fits
- 18:34anyway,
- 18:35and
- 18:35that's
- 18:35where
- 18:36we,
- 18:36you
- 18:37know,
- 18:37where
- 18:37we
- 18:37kind
- 18:37of
- 18:37got
- 18:37our
- 18:38start.
- 18:38And
- 18:38that's
- 18:38all
- 18:38we
- 18:38sold
- 18:39for
- 18:39a
- 18:39while
- 18:39was
- 18:39moonshine.
- 18:40Were
- 18:40you
- 18:40doing
- 18:40the
- 18:40flavored
- 18:41moonshines
- 18:41back
- 18:41then
- 18:42or.
- 18:42It
- 18:42was
- 18:42just
- 18:42straight
- 18:43up.
- 18:44So
- 18:44on
- 18:44day
- 18:44one,
- 18:45we
- 18:45opened
- 18:45up
- 18:45with
- 18:46straight
- 18:46moonshine,
- 18:47period.
- 18:48Because
- 18:49each
- 18:50product,
- 18:51each
- 18:51different
- 18:51flavor
- 18:52of
- 18:52moonshine
- 18:53per
- 18:53se,
- 18:53has
- 18:53to
- 18:54have
- 18:54a
- 18:54federal
- 18:54approval.
- 18:55And
- 18:55so
- 18:55the
- 18:56only
- 18:56thing
- 18:56we
- 18:56had
- 18:56approval
- 18:57for
- 18:57at
- 18:57that
- 18:57time
- 18:58was
- 18:58our
- 18:59straight
- 18:59unflavored
- 19:00moonshine.
- 19:00And
- 19:01what
- 19:01is
- 19:02it
- 19:02as
- 19:02far
- 19:02as
- 19:02like
- 19:03what
- 19:03the
- 19:03federal
- 19:03approval
- 19:03is?
- 19:04Are
- 19:04we
- 19:04talking
- 19:04like
- 19:05a
- 19:05proof,
- 19:05a
- 19:05percentage
- 19:05of
- 19:06alcohol
- 19:06in
- 19:06it?
- 19:08What
- 19:08does
- 19:08it
- 19:08take
- 19:08to
- 19:08get
- 19:09federal
- 19:09approval?
- 19:09So
- 19:10there's
- 19:10really
- 19:10two
- 19:11steps.
- 19:11First,
- 19:11you
- 19:11have
- 19:12to
- 19:12have
- 19:12a
- 19:12formula
- 19:13approval,
- 19:14so
- 19:14you
- 19:14tell
- 19:14them
- 19:15how
- 19:16you're
- 19:16gonna
- 19:16make
- 19:16this
- 19:16flavored
- 19:17spirit.
- 19:18Now,
- 19:18you
- 19:18do
- 19:18get
- 19:18to
- 19:19skip
- 19:19the
- 19:20formula
- 19:20approval
- 19:21if
- 19:23the
- 19:23spirit
- 19:23you're
- 19:24making
- 19:24meets
- 19:24the
- 19:24federal
- 19:25definition
- 19:26of,
- 19:26you
- 19:27know,
- 19:27a
- 19:27predefined
- 19:27category
- 19:28like
- 19:28straight
- 19:28bourbon
- 19:29whiskey.
- 19:30If
- 19:30you're
- 19:30just
- 19:30gonna
- 19:30put
- 19:30straight
- 19:31bourbon
- 19:31whiskey
- 19:31on
- 19:31your
- 19:32label,
- 19:32you
- 19:32don't
- 19:32have
- 19:32to
- 19:32tell
- 19:32them
- 19:33how
- 19:33you
- 19:33make
- 19:33it
- 19:33because
- 19:33they
- 19:34give
- 19:34you
- 19:34a
- 19:35long
- 19:35list
- 19:35of
- 19:35requirements.
- 19:36And
- 19:37by
- 19:37putting
- 19:37the
- 19:38label
- 19:38on
- 19:38the
- 19:38bottle,
- 19:38you're
- 19:39saying,
- 19:39I
- 19:39hereto
- 19:40swear
- 19:41I
- 19:41meet
- 19:41this
- 19:41definition.
- 19:43So
- 19:43you've
- 19:44got
- 19:44to
- 19:44get
- 19:44formal
- 19:44approval
- 19:45if
- 19:45you
- 19:45don't
- 19:45meet
- 19:45one
- 19:45of
- 19:46those
- 19:46categories
- 19:46and
- 19:46then
- 19:47you
- 19:47have
- 19:47to
- 19:47get
- 19:47the
- 19:48label
- 19:48approval.
- 19:50And
- 19:50the
- 19:50label
- 19:51has
- 19:52several
- 19:52requirements,
- 19:53your
- 19:53branding
- 19:53and
- 19:54all
- 19:54that,
- 19:54but
- 19:54then
- 19:55total
- 19:55volume.
- 19:56So
- 19:56whether
- 19:56it's
- 19:56a
- 19:57750
- 19:57milliliter
- 19:58or
- 19:581.75
- 19:59or
- 19:59whatever
- 20:00proof.
- 20:01And
- 20:01there's
- 20:02pretty
- 20:02tight
- 20:02requirements
- 20:03around
- 20:04stated
- 20:05proof
- 20:05versus
- 20:05actual
- 20:06proof
- 20:06in
- 20:06the
- 20:06bottle.
- 20:07The
- 20:08easiest
- 20:08way
- 20:08is
- 20:09you
- 20:09better
- 20:09be
- 20:09dead
- 20:10on.
- 20:12And
- 20:12then
- 20:14basically
- 20:15what
- 20:15the
- 20:15statement
- 20:15of
- 20:15content
- 20:16is.
- 20:17And
- 20:17they'll
- 20:18give
- 20:18you
- 20:18what
- 20:18you
- 20:18have
- 20:19to
- 20:19put
- 20:19for
- 20:19the
- 20:19statement
- 20:19of
- 20:20content
- 20:20based
- 20:20on
- 20:20your
- 20:21formula.
- 20:21Yeah.
- 20:22So
- 20:22do
- 20:22they
- 20:22ever
- 20:22say
- 20:23no?
- 20:23They're
- 20:23like,
- 20:23no,
- 20:24you
- 20:24can't
- 20:24make
- 20:24that.
- 20:25Yes,
- 20:26they
- 20:26do.
- 20:27Actually.
- 20:27It
- 20:27kind
- 20:28of
- 20:28depends
- 20:28on
- 20:28what
- 20:28you're
- 20:29putting
- 20:29in
- 20:29there.
- 20:30So
- 20:31there's
- 20:31a
- 20:31whole
- 20:32bunch
- 20:32of
- 20:32different
- 20:32ways
- 20:32to
- 20:32go
- 20:33about
- 20:33this.
- 20:34You
- 20:34can
- 20:34either
- 20:34use
- 20:35like
- 20:36single
- 20:36ingredient
- 20:37natural
- 20:37sources.
- 20:37So
- 20:38like
- 20:38our
- 20:38honeymoon
- 20:39shine,
- 20:39I've.
- 20:40It
- 20:40is
- 20:40just,
- 20:41you
- 20:41know,
- 20:41essentially
- 20:42moonshine
- 20:42with
- 20:43raw
- 20:43honey
- 20:43mixed
- 20:44into
- 20:44it.
- 20:45What's
- 20:45in
- 20:45my
- 20:45glass?
- 20:46Right,
- 20:46there's
- 20:46a
- 20:47couple
- 20:47of
- 20:47those
- 20:47sitting
- 20:47around
- 20:48now.
- 20:50So
- 20:50that
- 20:50one's
- 20:50pretty
- 20:50simple.
- 20:51And
- 20:51then
- 20:52you
- 20:52can
- 20:52also
- 20:53go
- 20:53with
- 20:55these
- 20:55approved
- 20:56formulations.
- 20:57So
- 20:57the
- 20:58flavoring
- 20:59agent
- 20:59itself
- 21:00has
- 21:00already
- 21:00been
- 21:00analyzed
- 21:01and
- 21:01approved.
- 21:02And
- 21:02you
- 21:02say,
- 21:03you
- 21:03know,
- 21:03here's
- 21:04the,
- 21:05here's
- 21:05the
- 21:06flavoring
- 21:07product
- 21:07I'm
- 21:07going
- 21:07to
- 21:07use
- 21:08and
- 21:08here's
- 21:08how
- 21:08much
- 21:08of
- 21:08it
- 21:09I'm
- 21:09going
- 21:09to
- 21:09use.
- 21:09And
- 21:10you
- 21:10know,
- 21:10some
- 21:10of
- 21:11them
- 21:11it
- 21:12doesn't
- 21:12matter
- 21:12how
- 21:12much
- 21:13you
- 21:13use,
- 21:13and
- 21:13some
- 21:13of
- 21:13them
- 21:13it
- 21:14does
- 21:14if
- 21:14it's,
- 21:15if
- 21:15it's
- 21:15like
- 21:15an
- 21:15artificial
- 21:16flavor.
- 21:16A
- 21:16lot
- 21:16of
- 21:17times
- 21:17there's
- 21:17limits
- 21:17on
- 21:18how
- 21:18much
- 21:18you
- 21:18can
- 21:18put
- 21:18in.
- 21:20So
- 21:20try
- 21:21to
- 21:21stay
- 21:21away
- 21:21from
- 21:21those,
- 21:21honestly.
- 21:23So
- 21:23you
- 21:23guys
- 21:23have
- 21:23to
- 21:23submit
- 21:24it
- 21:24and
- 21:24then
- 21:24find
- 21:25out.
- 21:25So
- 21:25you
- 21:25don't
- 21:25make
- 21:25it
- 21:25first.
- 21:26Like,
- 21:26you
- 21:26have
- 21:26to
- 21:26wait
- 21:26until
- 21:26you
- 21:27get
- 21:27your.
- 21:27I
- 21:27mean,
- 21:27you
- 21:28can
- 21:28make
- 21:28it
- 21:28first,
- 21:28you
- 21:28just
- 21:29can't
- 21:29sell
- 21:29it.
- 21:30So
- 21:30we
- 21:30don't
- 21:31make
- 21:31it.
- 21:33Small
- 21:33test
- 21:33batches.
- 21:35It's
- 21:35a
- 21:35lot
- 21:35of
- 21:36R
- 21:36and
- 21:36D
- 21:36and
- 21:36somebody
- 21:37has
- 21:37to
- 21:37taste
- 21:37them.
- 21:37But,
- 21:38you
- 21:38know,
- 21:38it's
- 21:38a
- 21:38tough
- 21:38job.
- 21:39We
- 21:39do
- 21:39it,
- 21:39someone's
- 21:40got
- 21:40to
- 21:40do
- 21:40it.
- 21:42So.
- 21:42And
- 21:42you
- 21:42guys
- 21:42have
- 21:43a
- 21:43bunch
- 21:43of
- 21:43limited
- 21:44release
- 21:44flavors.
- 21:45So
- 21:45like,
- 21:46that's
- 21:46one
- 21:46of
- 21:46the
- 21:46things.
- 21:47Every
- 21:47week
- 21:47I
- 21:47feel
- 21:47like
- 21:48you're
- 21:48on
- 21:48Facebook
- 21:48and
- 21:49on
- 21:49Instagram,
- 21:49you're
- 21:50like,
- 21:50hey,
- 21:50we've
- 21:50got
- 21:50this
- 21:50new
- 21:50limited.
- 21:51And
- 21:51I'm
- 21:51like,
- 21:51I
- 21:51want
- 21:51that
- 21:52too,
- 21:52but
- 21:52I
- 21:52don't
- 21:52need
- 21:53to
- 21:53have
- 21:5372
- 21:54bottles
- 21:54of
- 21:54liquor
- 21:55in
- 21:55my
- 21:55house.
- 21:57We
- 21:57talked
- 21:57about
- 21:57that
- 21:57earlier.
- 21:59Yeah,
- 22:00yeah.
- 22:01I'll
- 22:01be
- 22:01back
- 22:01later
- 22:01this
- 22:02month
- 22:02for
- 22:02S'
- 22:02more
- 22:02because
- 22:03it's
- 22:03Sunday.
- 22:04But.
- 22:05But
- 22:05how
- 22:05do
- 22:05y'
- 22:06all
- 22:06kind
- 22:06of
- 22:06decide?
- 22:06So
- 22:07like
- 22:07when
- 22:07you
- 22:07were
- 22:07like
- 22:07I
- 22:08want
- 22:08to
- 22:08do,
- 22:09like,
- 22:09the
- 22:09s'
- 22:09mores.
- 22:11Like,
- 22:11I
- 22:11want
- 22:11to
- 22:11do
- 22:11s'
- 22:11mores.
- 22:12Like,
- 22:12how'd
- 22:12you.
- 22:12S'
- 22:13mores.
- 22:13S'
- 22:13mores.
- 22:13I
- 22:14did.
- 22:14That's
- 22:15not
- 22:15yours.
- 22:16I
- 22:17mean,
- 22:17that's
- 22:17yours,
- 22:17but
- 22:17that's
- 22:17not
- 22:17that.
- 22:18Yeah,
- 22:18so
- 22:19we
- 22:20tried
- 22:21a
- 22:21bunch
- 22:21of
- 22:21different
- 22:21flavors.
- 22:22You
- 22:22know,
- 22:22we've
- 22:22tried
- 22:23s'
- 22:23mores,
- 22:23we've
- 22:23tried
- 22:26strawberry,
- 22:26we've
- 22:27tried
- 22:27toasted
- 22:28marshmallow,
- 22:29mango
- 22:30habanero.
- 22:31That
- 22:31may
- 22:31or
- 22:31may
- 22:32not
- 22:32come
- 22:32out
- 22:32later,
- 22:34possibly
- 22:34in
- 22:35August,
- 22:36possibly
- 22:37August.
- 22:38So.
- 22:39And
- 22:39we
- 22:39just
- 22:40mix
- 22:41them
- 22:41up
- 22:41and
- 22:41see
- 22:42if
- 22:42we
- 22:42like
- 22:42them
- 22:43again.
- 22:43It's
- 22:43a
- 22:43hard
- 22:43job.
- 22:44Somebody's
- 22:44gotta
- 22:44do
- 22:44it.
- 22:45You
- 22:45gotta
- 22:45taste
- 22:45them
- 22:45all.
- 22:45We
- 22:46have
- 22:46made
- 22:46some
- 22:46duds.
- 22:46Don't
- 22:47get
- 22:47me
- 22:47wrong,
- 22:47we
- 22:48have
- 22:48tried
- 22:48and
- 22:48tried
- 22:48and
- 22:49tried
- 22:49for
- 22:49a
- 22:49lemon.
- 22:50And
- 22:51I
- 22:52made
- 22:52one
- 22:52that
- 22:52tasted
- 22:52remarkably
- 22:53what
- 22:53I
- 22:53believe
- 22:53Pine
- 22:54Sol
- 22:54may
- 22:54taste
- 22:54like,
- 22:56which
- 22:56was
- 22:56not
- 22:56a
- 22:56great
- 22:57flavor.
- 22:58Washed
- 22:58out.
- 22:58I
- 22:59had
- 22:59my
- 22:59mouth
- 22:59washed
- 22:59out
- 22:59with
- 23:00soap
- 23:00plenty
- 23:00of
- 23:00times.
- 23:01I
- 23:01get
- 23:01it.
- 23:02But
- 23:02we're
- 23:03still
- 23:03trying
- 23:03for
- 23:03that
- 23:03lemon,
- 23:04so.
- 23:04But
- 23:04anyway,
- 23:05so,
- 23:05you
- 23:05know,
- 23:05some
- 23:05of
- 23:05them
- 23:05are
- 23:06duds.
- 23:06Some
- 23:06of
- 23:06them
- 23:06are
- 23:06great.
- 23:06And
- 23:07the
- 23:07great
- 23:07ones
- 23:08we
- 23:08submit
- 23:08for
- 23:09approval
- 23:09and
- 23:10then
- 23:10they
- 23:10hit
- 23:11the
- 23:11shelves.
- 23:11So
- 23:12when
- 23:12you're
- 23:12trying
- 23:12to
- 23:12come
- 23:12up
- 23:12with
- 23:12different
- 23:13flavors
- 23:13for
- 23:14what
- 23:14would
- 23:15potentially,
- 23:15potentially
- 23:15be
- 23:15like
- 23:16a
- 23:16new
- 23:17or
- 23:17a
- 23:17limited
- 23:18release.
- 23:19Talked
- 23:19about
- 23:20toasted
- 23:20marshmallow.
- 23:21Do
- 23:21you
- 23:21literally
- 23:22toast
- 23:22marshmallows
- 23:23and
- 23:24mash
- 23:24that
- 23:24in
- 23:25with
- 23:26the.
- 23:27Is
- 23:27that
- 23:28literally
- 23:28the
- 23:28process?
- 23:28Because
- 23:29again,
- 23:30I
- 23:30watch
- 23:30moonshiners
- 23:31every
- 23:31season
- 23:32and
- 23:32they
- 23:33will
- 23:33take
- 23:34old
- 23:35blueberry
- 23:36muffins
- 23:38and
- 23:38mash
- 23:39that
- 23:39in
- 23:39to
- 23:40get
- 23:40that
- 23:40flavor.
- 23:42Is
- 23:42that
- 23:42really
- 23:42what
- 23:43the
- 23:43process
- 23:43is?
- 23:44Okay,
- 23:45don't.
- 23:47It
- 23:48is
- 23:48not
- 23:48that
- 23:48romantic.
- 23:49It's
- 23:49all
- 23:49synthetic.
- 23:49No,
- 23:49I'm
- 23:50just
- 23:50kidding.
- 23:51So
- 23:51I
- 23:52will
- 23:52say,
- 23:53you
- 23:54know,
- 23:54that
- 23:55any
- 23:55flavor
- 23:56you
- 23:56put
- 23:57in
- 23:57before
- 23:58you
- 23:58distill,
- 23:59you're
- 23:59gonna
- 23:59get
- 24:00a
- 24:00very
- 24:00muted
- 24:01flavor
- 24:02out
- 24:02of
- 24:03the
- 24:03distillate,
- 24:03out
- 24:04of
- 24:04the
- 24:04liquor
- 24:04that
- 24:04comes
- 24:05out.
- 24:05It's
- 24:05very,
- 24:06very
- 24:06little
- 24:06flavor.
- 24:07Years
- 24:08ago,
- 24:09we
- 24:09made
- 24:10strawberry
- 24:11brandy
- 24:12and
- 24:12it
- 24:12was
- 24:12out
- 24:12of
- 24:13local
- 24:13strawberries.
- 24:14All
- 24:14the
- 24:14strawberries
- 24:14that
- 24:15were
- 24:15too
- 24:15big,
- 24:15too
- 24:15ripe
- 24:16for
- 24:17them
- 24:17to
- 24:17sell.
- 24:17We
- 24:18got
- 24:18gallons
- 24:18and
- 24:19five
- 24:19gallon
- 24:20buckets
- 24:20full
- 24:21and
- 24:21fermented
- 24:22those.
- 24:22It
- 24:22looked,
- 24:23it
- 24:23was
- 24:23just
- 24:23this
- 24:24red,
- 24:24red,
- 24:24red,
- 24:25deep
- 24:25red
- 24:25color
- 24:26distilled
- 24:27that
- 24:27the
- 24:27alcohol
- 24:28that
- 24:28came
- 24:28out
- 24:28was
- 24:29crystal
- 24:29clear,
- 24:29as
- 24:30it
- 24:30should
- 24:30be.
- 24:31And
- 24:31you
- 24:32could
- 24:32get
- 24:32like
- 24:33strawberry
- 24:33hints
- 24:33on
- 24:34the
- 24:34back
- 24:34end.
- 24:34But
- 24:34it
- 24:35was,
- 24:37it
- 24:37wasn't
- 24:37like
- 24:37you
- 24:37were
- 24:38biting
- 24:38into
- 24:38a
- 24:38strawberry.
- 24:39And
- 24:39so
- 24:39I
- 24:39think
- 24:39that's
- 24:39a
- 24:40common
- 24:40misconception
- 24:41that
- 24:41people
- 24:41think,
- 24:41you
- 24:41know,
- 24:41whatever
- 24:42you
- 24:42put
- 24:42in,
- 24:42you're
- 24:42really
- 24:42going
- 24:43to
- 24:43get
- 24:43this.
- 24:43If
- 24:44you
- 24:44want
- 24:44that
- 24:45flavor
- 24:46pop
- 24:47afterwards,
- 24:47you're
- 24:48going
- 24:48to
- 24:48have
- 24:48to
- 24:48add
- 24:48additional
- 24:49flavor
- 24:49to
- 24:50it
- 24:50or
- 24:50you
- 24:50just
- 24:50won't
- 24:50get
- 24:51the
- 24:51same.
- 24:53It's
- 24:54interesting,
- 24:54the
- 24:54ideas
- 24:55that
- 24:56can
- 24:56come
- 24:56up
- 24:57for
- 24:58what
- 24:59you
- 24:59potentially
- 25:00match
- 25:01alcohol
- 25:01or
- 25:02whiskey
- 25:02with
- 25:04and
- 25:05for
- 25:05something.
- 25:05Like,
- 25:06I
- 25:06see
- 25:06some
- 25:07things
- 25:07on
- 25:07shelves
- 25:08that
- 25:08just
- 25:09don't
- 25:09make
- 25:09sense
- 25:09to
- 25:10me.
- 25:10Like
- 25:11the
- 25:11idea
- 25:11of
- 25:11avocado.
- 25:12Avocado
- 25:13doesn't
- 25:13have
- 25:13a
- 25:13whole
- 25:13lot
- 25:13of
- 25:14flavor
- 25:14in
- 25:14my
- 25:14head.
- 25:15So
- 25:15it's
- 25:15like,
- 25:16how
- 25:16do
- 25:16I
- 25:16even
- 25:16know?
- 25:17Like,
- 25:17Right.
- 25:18Just
- 25:18trust
- 25:18us.
- 25:18It's
- 25:18in
- 25:19there.
- 25:19Yeah.
- 25:19You
- 25:19put
- 25:19a
- 25:19picture
- 25:20of
- 25:20an
- 25:20avocado.
- 25:21We
- 25:22waved
- 25:22it
- 25:22past,
- 25:22and
- 25:22now
- 25:23it
- 25:23tastes
- 25:23like
- 25:23that.
- 25:25So,
- 25:25again,
- 25:26Amiya
- 25:26and
- 25:26I
- 25:26are
- 25:26out
- 25:27here
- 25:27at
- 25:27the
- 25:27Hollow
- 25:28Creek
- 25:28Distillery.
- 25:28It's
- 25:29112
- 25:29Rockridge
- 25:30Road,
- 25:30Leesville,
- 25:30South
- 25:31Carolina.
- 25:31It's
- 25:31a
- 25:31short
- 25:32drive
- 25:33from
- 25:33Lexington,
- 25:34South.
- 25:34Carolina,
- 25:36a
- 25:36slightly
- 25:36longer
- 25:36drive
- 25:37from
- 25:37Irmo,
- 25:37but
- 25:37totally
- 25:38worth
- 25:38it.
- 25:40So
- 25:41where
- 25:42we're
- 25:42at,
- 25:42this
- 25:43is
- 25:43pretty
- 25:43much
- 25:43where
- 25:43you
- 25:43all
- 25:44grew
- 25:44up,
- 25:44right?
- 25:45Pretty
- 25:45much.
- 25:47You
- 25:47all
- 25:47were
- 25:48high
- 25:48school
- 25:48sweethearts?
- 25:49High
- 25:49school
- 25:49sweethearts.
- 25:50So
- 25:51my
- 25:51family
- 25:51moved
- 25:52out
- 25:52to
- 25:52the
- 25:52Gilbert
- 25:52area
- 25:53when
- 25:53I
- 25:53was
- 25:538.
- 25:53My
- 25:54dad
- 25:54was
- 25:54the
- 25:54local
- 25:54pastor.
- 25:55Here
- 25:55I
- 25:55am
- 25:57selling
- 25:57on
- 25:57a
- 25:58Sunday,
- 25:58drinking
- 25:58with
- 25:58him.
- 25:59Right.
- 25:59Sorry,
- 26:00dad.
- 26:00We
- 26:00didn't
- 26:00go
- 26:00to
- 26:00church
- 26:01today.
- 26:02It
- 26:03was
- 26:03scheduled.
- 26:03This
- 26:03was
- 26:04rescheduled.
- 26:04Scheduled.
- 26:06So.
- 26:06But
- 26:07yeah,
- 26:07so
- 26:07I
- 26:07was
- 26:07the
- 26:07preacher's
- 26:08daughter
- 26:08and
- 26:09we.
- 26:09So
- 26:10I
- 26:10was
- 26:11in
- 26:11school
- 26:11with
- 26:11him
- 26:11from
- 26:11fourth
- 26:12grade
- 26:12on.
- 26:12And
- 26:12we
- 26:13started
- 26:13dating
- 26:13as
- 26:13freshmen
- 26:14in
- 26:14high
- 26:14school,
- 26:15graduated
- 26:16high
- 26:16school
- 26:16together.
- 26:16We
- 26:17went
- 26:17to
- 26:18Clemson
- 26:18University.
- 26:19Sorry,
- 26:19USC
- 26:20fans.
- 26:20Sorry
- 26:21to.
- 26:21Y'
- 26:21all
- 26:21are
- 26:21the
- 26:22official
- 26:22vodka.
- 26:24So
- 26:24we'll
- 26:25talk
- 26:25about
- 26:25that
- 26:25in
- 26:25a
- 26:25second.
- 26:26Right?
- 26:28We
- 26:28went
- 26:28to
- 26:29Clemson.
- 26:29Both
- 26:30of
- 26:30our
- 26:30dads
- 26:30were
- 26:30Carolina
- 26:31grads.
- 26:31We
- 26:31went
- 26:31to
- 26:31Clemson
- 26:32further
- 26:32from
- 26:32home
- 26:32in
- 26:33state
- 26:33tuition
- 26:34and
- 26:34then
- 26:34moved
- 26:35back
- 26:35home
- 26:36after
- 26:36we
- 26:36finished
- 26:37school.
- 26:37Now,
- 26:39Craig
- 26:39did
- 26:39get
- 26:39a
- 26:39master's
- 26:40from
- 26:40usc,
- 26:41so,
- 26:41you
- 26:41know,
- 26:41there's
- 26:41that.
- 26:42So
- 26:42we're
- 26:42kind
- 26:42of
- 26:43split
- 26:44household,
- 26:44but
- 26:45we
- 26:45are
- 26:45also
- 26:46the
- 26:46official
- 26:47NIL
- 26:47spirit
- 26:48partner
- 26:48of
- 26:48the
- 26:48Gamecocks.
- 26:49And
- 26:49so
- 26:50we
- 26:50do
- 26:50have
- 26:50a
- 26:50garnet
- 26:50and
- 26:50Black
- 26:51vodka,
- 26:51where
- 26:5125%
- 26:52of
- 26:52the
- 26:52proceeds
- 26:52go
- 26:53to
- 26:53athletes
- 26:54at
- 26:54USC.
- 26:55Keeping
- 26:55athletes
- 26:56at
- 26:56USC.
- 26:56Keeping
- 26:57athletes.
- 26:58I
- 26:59know
- 26:59how
- 26:59nil
- 26:59works.
- 27:00Right.
- 27:01That's
- 27:02really
- 27:02cool.
- 27:02Was
- 27:02this.
- 27:04Did
- 27:04they
- 27:04approach.
- 27:05Did
- 27:05the
- 27:05University
- 27:05of
- 27:05South
- 27:06Carolina
- 27:06approach
- 27:06you
- 27:07all
- 27:07about
- 27:07it
- 27:07or
- 27:07was.
- 27:08Yeah.
- 27:09So
- 27:10you
- 27:10got
- 27:10to
- 27:10be
- 27:10careful
- 27:10here,
- 27:11too.
- 27:11It's
- 27:11not
- 27:12the
- 27:12University
- 27:12of
- 27:13South
- 27:13Carolina.
- 27:13It's
- 27:13the
- 27:13NIL
- 27:14Collective.
- 27:14Yeah.
- 27:15For
- 27:16South
- 27:16Carolina.
- 27:16There's
- 27:17still
- 27:17some
- 27:17distance
- 27:17there.
- 27:18It
- 27:18does.
- 27:19It
- 27:19really
- 27:19does.
- 27:21Years
- 27:22and
- 27:22years
- 27:22ago,
- 27:22when
- 27:23Savelle
- 27:24Newton
- 27:24was
- 27:24playing
- 27:25for
- 27:25University
- 27:25of
- 27:25South
- 27:26Carolina,
- 27:27there
- 27:27were
- 27:28a
- 27:28couple
- 27:28football
- 27:28Players
- 27:29that
- 27:29maybe
- 27:29came
- 27:29to
- 27:30our
- 27:30house
- 27:30and
- 27:30had
- 27:30dinner.
- 27:31Because
- 27:31at
- 27:31the
- 27:32time,
- 27:32my
- 27:32ex
- 27:32wife
- 27:32was
- 27:33one
- 27:34of
- 27:34the
- 27:34tutors.
- 27:34So
- 27:35we
- 27:35had
- 27:35two
- 27:35over.
- 27:36I
- 27:36had
- 27:36to
- 27:36fill
- 27:37out
- 27:37almost
- 27:3710
- 27:38pages
- 27:38of
- 27:38paperwork,
- 27:39each
- 27:39of
- 27:39them.
- 27:40Because
- 27:41it
- 27:41was
- 27:41not
- 27:41a
- 27:41recruitment
- 27:42thing.
- 27:42It
- 27:43was
- 27:43not
- 27:43like
- 27:43we
- 27:43weren't.
- 27:45Between
- 27:45the
- 27:45two
- 27:45of
- 27:45them,
- 27:45they
- 27:46ate
- 27:46like
- 27:46five
- 27:47hens
- 27:47a
- 27:47pea.
- 27:48Like
- 27:48five.
- 27:48Like
- 27:49little.
- 27:50But
- 27:51yeah,
- 27:51it's
- 27:52crazy
- 27:53what
- 27:53is
- 27:54required
- 27:54in
- 27:55order
- 27:55to
- 27:56try
- 27:56and
- 27:56either
- 27:57support
- 27:57the
- 27:57team
- 27:58locally,
- 27:59whether
- 27:59corporately
- 28:00or
- 28:00small.
- 28:00Corporate.
- 28:02But
- 28:03it's
- 28:03a
- 28:03fine
- 28:04line
- 28:04you
- 28:04have
- 28:04to
- 28:04walk.
- 28:05I
- 28:05can't
- 28:06have
- 28:06University
- 28:06of
- 28:07South
- 28:07Carolina
- 28:07players
- 28:07on
- 28:08without
- 28:08filling
- 28:08that
- 28:09paperwork.
- 28:10Because
- 28:10what
- 28:11winds
- 28:11up
- 28:11happening
- 28:12is,
- 28:12is
- 28:13this
- 28:13advertising
- 28:13for
- 28:14the
- 28:14school?
- 28:14Is
- 28:14this.
- 28:14You
- 28:15know,
- 28:15what
- 28:15is
- 28:15the
- 28:16same
- 28:16with
- 28:16politicians?
- 28:17Politicians
- 28:17come
- 28:17on
- 28:18the
- 28:18show.
- 28:18I
- 28:18have
- 28:18to
- 28:18fill
- 28:18out
- 28:19paperwork,
- 28:19and
- 28:20if
- 28:20I
- 28:20choose
- 28:20to
- 28:20make
- 28:20it
- 28:21a
- 28:21donation,
- 28:22then
- 28:22I
- 28:22have
- 28:23to
- 28:23apply
- 28:24market
- 28:24value
- 28:25for
- 28:25the
- 28:25show
- 28:26to
- 28:26their
- 28:26campaigns.
- 28:28Really?
- 28:28I
- 28:28thought
- 28:29we
- 28:29just
- 28:29all
- 28:29accepted
- 28:30they
- 28:30were
- 28:30crooked.
- 28:31A
- 28:32lot
- 28:32of
- 28:32them
- 28:32are.
- 28:34Well,
- 28:34we
- 28:34made
- 28:34it
- 28:34easy.
- 28:35The
- 28:35collective
- 28:35is
- 28:36who
- 28:36reached
- 28:36out
- 28:36to
- 28:36you
- 28:37and
- 28:37was
- 28:37like,
- 28:37hey,
- 28:37how
- 28:37would
- 28:38you
- 28:38like
- 28:38to
- 28:39do
- 28:39something
- 28:39special
- 28:39for
- 28:40us?
- 28:40Is
- 28:40that.
- 28:41Yeah,
- 28:41it
- 28:42actually
- 28:42happened
- 28:42through
- 28:42a
- 28:43mutual
- 28:43friend.
- 28:45So
- 28:46she
- 28:46kind
- 28:47of
- 28:47put
- 28:47us
- 28:47together
- 28:48and
- 28:48we
- 28:49worked
- 28:49out
- 28:49a
- 28:49pretty
- 28:49decent
- 28:50deal
- 28:51for
- 28:51both
- 28:51sides,
- 28:51I
- 28:52think.
- 28:52And
- 28:52that's
- 28:52really
- 28:52the
- 28:53kind
- 28:53of
- 28:54the
- 28:54crux
- 28:54of
- 28:54this.
- 28:54It's
- 28:54got
- 28:54to
- 28:55be
- 28:55beneficial
- 28:55for
- 28:55everybody.
- 28:56Yeah.
- 28:57So,
- 28:58yeah,
- 28:58we
- 28:58launched
- 28:59Garnet
- 28:59and
- 28:59Black
- 29:00Vodka.
- 29:01So
- 29:01I
- 29:01haven't
- 29:02had
- 29:02the
- 29:02Garnet
- 29:02Black.
- 29:02How's
- 29:03it
- 29:03different
- 29:03from
- 29:03the
- 29:03Low
- 29:03water?
- 29:06They're
- 29:06both
- 29:07really
- 29:07good
- 29:07vodkas,
- 29:08so
- 29:08I'll
- 29:08start
- 29:08with
- 29:08that.
- 29:09And
- 29:09they're
- 29:09both
- 29:10100%
- 29:10corn
- 29:10vodka.
- 29:12Theirs
- 29:13is
- 29:13slightly
- 29:13different.
- 29:15The
- 29:15biggest
- 29:16thing,
- 29:16if
- 29:16you
- 29:16are
- 29:17like
- 29:17a
- 29:17vodka
- 29:18aficionado,
- 29:18I
- 29:19would
- 29:19encourage
- 29:19you
- 29:20to
- 29:20try
- 29:20both.
- 29:20If
- 29:21you're
- 29:21not,
- 29:21like,
- 29:22really
- 29:22deep
- 29:22into
- 29:22the
- 29:23vodka
- 29:23world,
- 29:24they're
- 29:24gonna
- 29:25taste
- 29:25like
- 29:25good
- 29:25vodka,
- 29:26which
- 29:27is
- 29:27kind
- 29:28of
- 29:28all
- 29:28it
- 29:28tastes
- 29:28like
- 29:28to
- 29:28me.
- 29:29Mine
- 29:29just
- 29:29go
- 29:29in
- 29:30cocktails.
- 29:30Right,
- 29:31right.
- 29:32What
- 29:33were
- 29:33you
- 29:33gonna
- 29:33say,
- 29:33Meredith?
- 29:33Oh,
- 29:34I
- 29:34just
- 29:34said
- 29:34we
- 29:34made
- 29:34it
- 29:34easy
- 29:35on
- 29:35you
- 29:35guys.
- 29:35Cause
- 29:35you
- 29:35don't
- 29:36have
- 29:36to
- 29:36fill
- 29:36out
- 29:36any
- 29:36paperwork.
- 29:37We
- 29:37should
- 29:37have
- 29:37brought.
- 29:38I
- 29:38know.
- 29:3910
- 29:39pages
- 29:39of
- 29:40paperwork.
- 29:40Oh,
- 29:41yeah,
- 29:41that
- 29:41would
- 29:41have.
- 29:42He's
- 29:42got
- 29:42paperwork
- 29:42for
- 29:43you
- 29:43to
- 29:43fill
- 29:43out,
- 29:43actually.
- 29:43Okay.
- 29:44Okay.
- 29:45Yes.
- 29:45You
- 29:46can
- 29:46use
- 29:46my
- 29:46name,
- 29:46image,
- 29:47likeness.
- 29:47Right,
- 29:47Right.
- 29:49Everything.
- 29:49Everything
- 29:49you
- 29:50all
- 29:50make
- 29:50here
- 29:50is
- 29:50sourced
- 29:51locally.
- 29:51Correct?
- 29:51I
- 29:52mean.
- 29:52I
- 29:52mean,
- 29:52for
- 29:52the
- 29:52most
- 29:52part,
- 29:53all
- 29:53the
- 29:53ingredients
- 29:53are
- 29:53pretty
- 29:54much
- 29:54sourced
- 29:54locally.
- 29:54We
- 29:55talked
- 29:55about.
- 29:55The
- 29:55honey
- 29:55comes
- 29:56from
- 29:56right
- 29:56around
- 29:56the
- 29:56corner
- 29:57from
- 29:57where
- 29:57I
- 29:57live.
- 29:57Right.
- 29:58Which
- 29:59It's.
- 30:01That's.
- 30:02That's
- 30:02one
- 30:02of
- 30:02the
- 30:02things
- 30:02that
- 30:02on
- 30:03our
- 30:03podcast,
- 30:04and
- 30:04I
- 30:04think
- 30:04Amis
- 30:05as
- 30:05well,
- 30:05is
- 30:06that
- 30:06we,
- 30:07we
- 30:07always
- 30:07want
- 30:08to
- 30:08see
- 30:08local
- 30:09businesses
- 30:09doing
- 30:10well.
- 30:11We
- 30:12almost
- 30:12always
- 30:13advertise
- 30:13or
- 30:13support
- 30:14local
- 30:14businesses.
- 30:15And
- 30:15that's
- 30:16one
- 30:16of
- 30:16our
- 30:16big
- 30:16things
- 30:16is,
- 30:17you
- 30:17know,
- 30:17I
- 30:18may
- 30:18not
- 30:18be
- 30:18originally
- 30:18from
- 30:18South
- 30:19Carolina,
- 30:19but
- 30:19I've
- 30:19lived
- 30:19here
- 30:20longer
- 30:20than
- 30:21I
- 30:21lived
- 30:22where
- 30:22I
- 30:22was
- 30:22born.
- 30:24What
- 30:24is,
- 30:25I
- 30:25guess,
- 30:27how
- 30:27often
- 30:27do
- 30:27you
- 30:28all
- 30:28see
- 30:28people
- 30:29come
- 30:29here
- 30:29from
- 30:29like
- 30:30out
- 30:30of
- 30:30town
- 30:30that
- 30:30stop
- 30:31by
- 30:31and
- 30:31say
- 30:31that,
- 30:32that
- 30:32this
- 30:33was
- 30:33one
- 30:33of.
- 30:33This
- 30:33is
- 30:33one
- 30:33thing
- 30:34they
- 30:34had
- 30:34to
- 30:34do
- 30:34when
- 30:35they
- 30:35came
- 30:35in
- 30:36every
- 30:36weekend?
- 30:36Yeah,
- 30:37a
- 30:37lot
- 30:38we
- 30:38had,
- 30:39you
- 30:39know,
- 30:39I
- 30:39guess
- 30:40growing
- 30:40up
- 30:40in
- 30:40this
- 30:40area,
- 30:40and
- 30:41I
- 30:41didn't
- 30:41grow
- 30:41up
- 30:41on
- 30:42the
- 30:42lake,
- 30:42but
- 30:42essentially
- 30:43in
- 30:43this
- 30:43community,
- 30:44I
- 30:44had
- 30:44no
- 30:45idea
- 30:45what
- 30:46an
- 30:46attraction
- 30:46Lake
- 30:47Murray
- 30:47was
- 30:47to
- 30:47folks
- 30:48outside
- 30:48of
- 30:49South
- 30:49Carolina.
- 30:49And
- 30:50so
- 30:51every
- 30:51weekend
- 30:52we
- 30:52see
- 30:52people
- 30:52coming
- 30:52in
- 30:52to
- 30:53vacation
- 30:53here
- 30:53or
- 30:54coming
- 30:54in
- 30:55to
- 30:55visit
- 30:55family.
- 30:56And
- 30:56so
- 30:56that's
- 30:56one
- 30:57of
- 30:57the
- 30:57biggest
- 30:58compliments
- 30:58we
- 30:59can
- 30:59get,
- 30:59you
- 30:59know,
- 30:59is
- 30:59when
- 30:59we
- 30:59have
- 31:00folks
- 31:00that
- 31:00are
- 31:01from
- 31:01this
- 31:01area,
- 31:02they've
- 31:02been
- 31:02here
- 31:02before,
- 31:03and
- 31:03anytime
- 31:03they
- 31:03have
- 31:03out
- 31:04of
- 31:04town
- 31:04guests,
- 31:04this
- 31:04is
- 31:05like
- 31:05the
- 31:05first
- 31:05stop
- 31:06for
- 31:06them.
- 31:06And
- 31:06that's
- 31:07a
- 31:07huge,
- 31:07you
- 31:08know,
- 31:08compliment
- 31:08to
- 31:08us.
- 31:09The
- 31:09best
- 31:09compliment
- 31:09we
- 31:09can
- 31:09get
- 31:10because
- 31:10this
- 31:11experience
- 31:11meant
- 31:12enough
- 31:12to
- 31:12them
- 31:12to
- 31:12bring
- 31:12their
- 31:13guests
- 31:13back.
- 31:13And
- 31:14so
- 31:14we
- 31:15see
- 31:15it
- 31:15all
- 31:15the
- 31:15time.
- 31:15And
- 31:15it's,
- 31:16it's
- 31:16awesome.
- 31:16We've
- 31:16met
- 31:17people
- 31:17from
- 31:18not
- 31:18only
- 31:18all
- 31:18over
- 31:18the
- 31:19country,
- 31:19but
- 31:19all
- 31:19over
- 31:20the
- 31:20world.
- 31:20We've
- 31:20had
- 31:21guests
- 31:22and
- 31:23I
- 31:23love
- 31:23to
- 31:23hear
- 31:23their
- 31:24stories
- 31:24too.
- 31:24We
- 31:24try
- 31:24to
- 31:25provide
- 31:25them
- 31:25as
- 31:25much
- 31:26history
- 31:26and
- 31:27stories
- 31:27about
- 31:27our
- 31:27area
- 31:28because
- 31:28we're
- 31:28proud
- 31:28of
- 31:28where
- 31:29we're
- 31:29from,
- 31:29but
- 31:30we
- 31:30try
- 31:30to
- 31:30get
- 31:30their
- 31:31stories
- 31:31too.
- 31:31And
- 31:32so
- 31:32we
- 31:33had
- 31:33some
- 31:33folks
- 31:33from
- 31:33Puerto
- 31:33Rico,
- 31:34we
- 31:34always,
- 31:34I
- 31:35always
- 31:35try
- 31:35to
- 31:35talk
- 31:35to
- 31:35them
- 31:36and
- 31:36ask
- 31:36them
- 31:36what
- 31:36is
- 31:36their,
- 31:37you
- 31:38know,
- 31:38what's
- 31:38their
- 31:38moonshine.
- 31:39And
- 31:39so
- 31:39in
- 31:40Puerto
- 31:40Rico,
- 31:40they
- 31:40told
- 31:40me
- 31:40their
- 31:41moonshine
- 31:41is
- 31:41called
- 31:41pitoro.
- 31:42And
- 31:42pitoro
- 31:43is
- 31:43a
- 31:43sugar
- 31:44cane
- 31:44base.
- 31:44Right.
- 31:44Because
- 31:45what
- 31:45do
- 31:45you.
- 31:45Moonshine,
- 31:46I
- 31:47really
- 31:47feel
- 31:47like,
- 31:47is
- 31:48kind
- 31:48of
- 31:48the
- 31:48term
- 31:48for
- 31:48something
- 31:49that's
- 31:49made
- 31:49locally
- 31:50out
- 31:50of
- 31:52the
- 31:53ingredients
- 31:53that
- 31:54you
- 31:54have.
- 31:54Right.
- 31:54And
- 31:55so
- 31:55what
- 31:55do
- 31:55we
- 31:55have
- 31:55a
- 31:55lot
- 31:55of
- 31:56here?
- 31:56We
- 31:56have
- 31:56a
- 31:56lot
- 31:56of
- 31:56corn,
- 31:57we
- 31:57have
- 31:57a
- 31:57lot
- 31:57of
- 31:57grains.
- 31:57And
- 31:57so
- 31:58that's
- 31:58why
- 31:58in
- 31:59the
- 31:59south,
- 32:00we
- 32:00think
- 32:00of
- 32:00moonshine
- 32:01as
- 32:01being
- 32:01some
- 32:02sort
- 32:02of
- 32:02grain
- 32:03based
- 32:03white
- 32:04alcohol.
- 32:05But
- 32:05in
- 32:06Puerto
- 32:06Rico,
- 32:06it's
- 32:06made
- 32:07out
- 32:07of
- 32:07sugar
- 32:07cane
- 32:07and
- 32:08it's
- 32:08called
- 32:08pitoro.
- 32:08So
- 32:08it's
- 32:09almost
- 32:09like
- 32:09a
- 32:09rum,
- 32:09like.
- 32:10A.
- 32:10Yeah,
- 32:11I
- 32:11do
- 32:11love
- 32:12rum.
- 32:15What's
- 32:15a
- 32:15typical
- 32:16day
- 32:16like
- 32:17here?
- 32:17So
- 32:18the
- 32:18distillery
- 32:19isn't
- 32:19just
- 32:19the
- 32:19distillery
- 32:20which
- 32:20we'll
- 32:21get
- 32:21a
- 32:21view
- 32:21of
- 32:21that
- 32:21here
- 32:22after
- 32:22a
- 32:22little
- 32:22while.
- 32:23Or
- 32:23you're
- 32:23seeing
- 32:23it
- 32:24right
- 32:24now
- 32:24mixed
- 32:24in
- 32:25with
- 32:25the
- 32:25video.
- 32:26But
- 32:27typical
- 32:28day
- 32:28here
- 32:29in
- 32:30this
- 32:31lobby
- 32:32area
- 32:32where
- 32:34most
- 32:35public
- 32:35facing
- 32:36part
- 32:36of
- 32:36it.
- 32:37So
- 32:37what
- 32:37is
- 32:37it
- 32:38that
- 32:38you
- 32:38typically
- 32:39see
- 32:39as
- 32:39far
- 32:39as
- 32:39like
- 32:40visitors
- 32:40and
- 32:40such?
- 32:44So
- 32:45looking
- 32:45for,
- 32:45like,
- 32:45how
- 32:46busy
- 32:46is
- 32:46it?
- 32:47Or
- 32:47kind
- 32:47of
- 32:47like
- 32:47what's
- 32:47the
- 32:48mix.
- 32:48Of
- 32:48folks
- 32:48or
- 32:48just
- 32:49mix
- 32:49of
- 32:49folks,
- 32:49really?
- 32:51I
- 32:51am
- 32:51here
- 32:51to
- 32:51tell
- 32:51you,
- 32:52you
- 32:52see
- 32:52all
- 32:53walks
- 32:53of
- 32:53life
- 32:53in
- 32:53this
- 32:54place.
- 32:56Anyone
- 32:57from
- 32:57just,
- 32:57you
- 32:57know,
- 32:58your
- 32:58local
- 32:59Joe,
- 32:59kind
- 33:00of
- 33:00folks
- 33:01that
- 33:01we've
- 33:02seen
- 33:02and
- 33:02known
- 33:03forever
- 33:04to.
- 33:05I
- 33:05guess
- 33:05one
- 33:06of
- 33:06my
- 33:06favorites,
- 33:06one
- 33:07of
- 33:07my
- 33:07favorite
- 33:07stories
- 33:08here,
- 33:09guy
- 33:09walks
- 33:10in
- 33:10and,
- 33:10you
- 33:10know,
- 33:10older
- 33:11gentleman,
- 33:13very
- 33:13nice,
- 33:13you
- 33:14know,
- 33:14seems
- 33:14like,
- 33:15you
- 33:15know,
- 33:16normal
- 33:17person.
- 33:17And
- 33:17then
- 33:17he
- 33:18comes
- 33:18back
- 33:18several
- 33:18times
- 33:19later
- 33:19and
- 33:19he
- 33:20brings
- 33:20in
- 33:20his
- 33:21Stanley
- 33:22cup
- 33:22championship
- 33:23ring.
- 33:25From
- 33:25being
- 33:25an
- 33:25owning
- 33:26partner
- 33:26of
- 33:26the
- 33:26Penguins,
- 33:27it's
- 33:28like,
- 33:28oh,
- 33:28that's
- 33:29different.
- 33:29Wow.
- 33:30Wait
- 33:30a
- 33:30minute.
- 33:31You're
- 33:31like,
- 33:31let
- 33:31us
- 33:32drink
- 33:32to
- 33:32that.
- 33:32Right?
- 33:33Right.
- 33:34So
- 33:34literally,
- 33:35all
- 33:35walks
- 33:35of
- 33:35life,
- 33:36we
- 33:36love
- 33:36to.
- 33:37I
- 33:37love
- 33:37to
- 33:37talk
- 33:37to
- 33:38people.
- 33:38That's.
- 33:38That's
- 33:39one
- 33:39of
- 33:39the
- 33:39things
- 33:39I
- 33:39think,
- 33:39you
- 33:39know,
- 33:39we
- 33:40try
- 33:40to
- 33:40make
- 33:40connections
- 33:41just
- 33:41because
- 33:42of
- 33:42Southern
- 33:42hospitality,
- 33:43but
- 33:43that's
- 33:43who
- 33:43we
- 33:43are
- 33:43and
- 33:44love
- 33:44to,
- 33:44you
- 33:45know,
- 33:45you
- 33:45can
- 33:45connect
- 33:45with
- 33:45anybody,
- 33:46regardless
- 33:47of
- 33:47their
- 33:47background.
- 33:48And
- 33:48so
- 33:48love
- 33:49to
- 33:49talk.
- 33:49And
- 33:49the
- 33:49more
- 33:49you
- 33:50get
- 33:50to
- 33:50talk
- 33:50to
- 33:50people,
- 33:50the
- 33:50more
- 33:51you
- 33:51get
- 33:51to
- 33:51know.
- 33:51And
- 33:51so
- 33:52we
- 33:53have
- 33:53a
- 33:53picture
- 33:53of
- 33:53Craig
- 33:54with
- 33:54the
- 33:54Stanley
- 33:54cup
- 33:54ring
- 33:55on.
- 33:55You
- 33:55know,
- 33:55that's
- 33:56really
- 33:56cool.
- 33:56The
- 33:56other
- 33:56story
- 33:57I
- 33:57thought
- 33:57Craig
- 33:57may
- 33:57tell,
- 33:58we
- 33:59were
- 33:59in
- 33:59here
- 33:59one
- 33:59Friday
- 33:59evening.
- 34:00It
- 34:01was
- 34:02Carolina
- 34:02football
- 34:03weekend.
- 34:03Carolina
- 34:03was
- 34:03going
- 34:04to
- 34:04be
- 34:04playing
- 34:04Kentucky.
- 34:05And
- 34:07Guy
- 34:07came
- 34:07in
- 34:07with
- 34:07his
- 34:08family
- 34:09and
- 34:10showed
- 34:11him
- 34:11around,
- 34:11talked
- 34:11to
- 34:11him,
- 34:12and
- 34:12he
- 34:13was
- 34:13going
- 34:13to
- 34:13be
- 34:13the
- 34:13master
- 34:14distiller
- 34:14at.
- 34:15Or
- 34:15he
- 34:16had
- 34:16been
- 34:16a
- 34:16master
- 34:16distiller,
- 34:17was
- 34:17headed
- 34:17to
- 34:18Luca
- 34:19Mariano,
- 34:19who
- 34:20was
- 34:20opening
- 34:20a
- 34:20new
- 34:21distillery
- 34:21in
- 34:21Kentucky.
- 34:22And
- 34:22so,
- 34:23you
- 34:23know,
- 34:23some
- 34:23of
- 34:23these
- 34:24big
- 34:24guys
- 34:24have
- 34:24come
- 34:25in
- 34:25to
- 34:26see
- 34:27little
- 34:27old
- 34:27us
- 34:27here
- 34:28in
- 34:28Leesville,
- 34:28South
- 34:28Carolina,
- 34:29but
- 34:29they
- 34:29were
- 34:29in
- 34:29visiting
- 34:30because
- 34:30they
- 34:31were
- 34:31going
- 34:31to
- 34:31the
- 34:31floor
- 34:31football
- 34:31game
- 34:31the
- 34:32next
- 34:32day.
- 34:32And
- 34:32I
- 34:32believe
- 34:32that's
- 34:32right.
- 34:33Those
- 34:33are
- 34:33the
- 34:33right
- 34:33words.
- 34:34Is
- 34:34that
- 34:34right?
- 34:35Right.
- 34:35So
- 34:36it
- 34:36was.
- 34:36It
- 34:37was
- 34:37kind
- 34:37of
- 34:37cool.
- 34:37It
- 34:37was
- 34:37late
- 34:38on
- 34:38a
- 34:38Friday
- 34:38evening.
- 34:38He
- 34:39was
- 34:39coming
- 34:39in
- 34:39town
- 34:39for
- 34:40the
- 34:40Kentucky
- 34:41football
- 34:41game
- 34:41over
- 34:42Williams
- 34:42Bryce.
- 34:43And
- 34:43he
- 34:43calls
- 34:44and
- 34:44says,
- 34:44hey,
- 34:44I
- 34:44just
- 34:45checking
- 34:45to
- 34:45see
- 34:45how
- 34:45late
- 34:45you're
- 34:46open.
- 34:46I'm
- 34:46coming
- 34:46in
- 34:47town
- 34:47for
- 34:47the
- 34:47football
- 34:47game
- 34:48and
- 34:48thought
- 34:48I'd
- 34:49stop
- 34:49by.
- 34:49I
- 34:50saw
- 34:50your
- 34:50website,
- 34:51didn't
- 34:51tell
- 34:52us
- 34:52who
- 34:52he
- 34:52was
- 34:52or
- 34:52anything.
- 34:53It's
- 34:53like,
- 34:53cool.
- 34:54I'M
- 34:54here
- 34:54till
- 34:54seven.
- 34:55We
- 34:55ended
- 34:55up
- 34:56hanging
- 34:56out
- 34:56a
- 34:56lot
- 34:56later
- 34:56than
- 34:57seven.
- 34:57But
- 34:58anyway,
- 34:59come
- 34:59to
- 34:59find
- 34:59out,
- 34:59we
- 34:59walk
- 35:00over
- 35:00next
- 35:01door
- 35:01and
- 35:01I'm
- 35:01showing
- 35:01him
- 35:01our
- 35:02setup
- 35:02and
- 35:02he
- 35:02makes
- 35:02a
- 35:03couple
- 35:03of
- 35:03comments.
- 35:03I'm
- 35:04like,
- 35:04wait
- 35:04a
- 35:04minute,
- 35:04you
- 35:04actually
- 35:04know
- 35:05what
- 35:05you're
- 35:05talking
- 35:05about.
- 35:05Like,
- 35:07who
- 35:07are
- 35:07you?
- 35:09And
- 35:10he
- 35:10had
- 35:10been
- 35:11master
- 35:11distiller
- 35:12for
- 35:12Bulleit
- 35:12for
- 35:13years.
- 35:13Oh,
- 35:13wow.
- 35:14Yeah.
- 35:15And
- 35:15had
- 35:16left
- 35:16there
- 35:16and
- 35:16was
- 35:17going
- 35:17to
- 35:17help
- 35:17start
- 35:17up
- 35:19a
- 35:19new
- 35:19distillery.
- 35:19It's
- 35:20called
- 35:20Luca
- 35:20Mariano
- 35:21Distilling.
- 35:22They're
- 35:22in
- 35:22Danville,
- 35:23Kentucky.
- 35:24Yeah.
- 35:26And
- 35:26he
- 35:26started
- 35:27showing
- 35:27me
- 35:27pictures.
- 35:28Their
- 35:28distillery
- 35:28is
- 35:28still
- 35:29under
- 35:29construction
- 35:29at
- 35:29the
- 35:30time.
- 35:30But,
- 35:30like,
- 35:30you
- 35:30never
- 35:31know
- 35:31who's
- 35:31going
- 35:31to
- 35:31walk
- 35:31in
- 35:31the
- 35:32door
- 35:32here.
- 35:32Danville
- 35:33is
- 35:33a
- 35:33huge
- 35:34distillery
- 35:34area,
- 35:35like
- 35:36Maker's
- 35:36Marks
- 35:37near
- 35:37there.
- 35:37Limestone's
- 35:38near
- 35:38there.
- 35:38Right.
- 35:38I
- 35:39mean,
- 35:39they're
- 35:39just.
- 35:39It's.
- 35:40And
- 35:41one
- 35:41of
- 35:41the
- 35:41things
- 35:42they
- 35:42talk
- 35:42about
- 35:42on
- 35:42their
- 35:42tour
- 35:43is
- 35:43the
- 35:43water
- 35:43that
- 35:44comes
- 35:44out
- 35:44of
- 35:44that
- 35:44limestone
- 35:45water.
- 35:46Right.
- 35:48You
- 35:48know,
- 35:48and
- 35:49it
- 35:49never
- 35:49runs
- 35:50dry
- 35:50because
- 35:50I
- 35:51guess
- 35:51it's
- 35:51constantly
- 35:51pushing
- 35:52up.
- 35:52But.
- 35:53But
- 35:53yeah,
- 35:54Danville
- 35:55is.
- 35:55Is
- 35:55just
- 35:55one
- 35:56of
- 35:56those.
- 35:58So
- 35:58when
- 35:58we
- 35:59first.
- 35:59So
- 35:59we
- 36:00had
- 36:00farmland
- 36:01in
- 36:01Liberty.
- 36:02Well,
- 36:02Elkhorn,
- 36:03which
- 36:03is
- 36:03right
- 36:03near.
- 36:03Right
- 36:04between
- 36:04Campbellsville
- 36:05and
- 36:05Liberty.
- 36:06And
- 36:07so
- 36:07when
- 36:08we
- 36:08go
- 36:08up
- 36:08there,
- 36:08we
- 36:09would.
- 36:09We
- 36:09would
- 36:09always
- 36:09go
- 36:10and
- 36:10visit
- 36:10the
- 36:10distilleries,
- 36:12mostly
- 36:12because
- 36:13I
- 36:13wanted
- 36:13to
- 36:13get
- 36:13the.
- 36:13The
- 36:14bourbon
- 36:14balls
- 36:15that
- 36:15they
- 36:15give
- 36:15away.
- 36:17Delicious.
- 36:18Yeah.
- 36:19But,
- 36:19you
- 36:20know,
- 36:20so
- 36:20it's
- 36:22Danville.
- 36:24It
- 36:24wasn't
- 36:24always
- 36:25like
- 36:25that.
- 36:25Fifty,
- 36:2660
- 36:26years
- 36:26ago,
- 36:27it
- 36:27wasn't
- 36:27that
- 36:27big
- 36:27of
- 36:28a
- 36:28community.
- 36:28How.
- 36:28Or,
- 36:29you
- 36:29know,
- 36:29like,
- 36:29it
- 36:29wasn't
- 36:30that
- 36:30congested.
- 36:31How
- 36:31has
- 36:31Leesville,
- 36:32over
- 36:32the
- 36:33course
- 36:33of
- 36:33the
- 36:33last
- 36:3310
- 36:33years,
- 36:34like,
- 36:34really,
- 36:35have
- 36:35they
- 36:37taken
- 36:37you
- 36:38all
- 36:38in?
- 36:38Like,
- 36:38has
- 36:39that
- 36:39has.
- 36:39Have
- 36:40you
- 36:40all
- 36:40seen
- 36:40that
- 36:40with
- 36:41the
- 36:41community
- 36:41here?
- 36:42Oh,
- 36:42absolutely.
- 36:42The
- 36:43local
- 36:43community
- 36:43support
- 36:44has
- 36:44been
- 36:44fantastic.
- 36:46That's
- 36:46why
- 36:46we're
- 36:46still
- 36:46here.
- 36:47Is
- 36:47local
- 36:47community
- 36:48sport.
- 36:48It's
- 36:48really.
- 36:49If
- 36:49it
- 36:49wouldn't
- 36:49be
- 36:49for
- 36:50that,
- 36:50we
- 36:50wouldn't
- 36:50still
- 36:50be
- 36:50here.
- 36:51But,
- 36:51you
- 36:52know,
- 36:52everything
- 36:52from
- 36:55just
- 36:55local
- 36:55interest
- 36:56in
- 36:56general,
- 36:56you
- 36:57know,
- 36:57local
- 36:57politicians
- 36:58come
- 36:58out
- 36:58and
- 36:58see
- 36:58us.
- 36:59We've
- 36:59got
- 36:59a
- 36:59couple
- 37:00of
- 37:00plaques
- 37:01and
- 37:01stuff
- 37:01on
- 37:01the
- 37:01wall
- 37:02from
- 37:02them.
- 37:03And,
- 37:04you
- 37:04know,
- 37:04the
- 37:05really
- 37:05cool
- 37:05part,
- 37:05though,
- 37:06is
- 37:06the
- 37:06people
- 37:06that
- 37:06come
- 37:06in
- 37:07every
- 37:07week.
- 37:08Like,
- 37:08I've
- 37:08lived
- 37:08here
- 37:09my
- 37:09entire
- 37:09life
- 37:11except
- 37:11for
- 37:12a
- 37:12few
- 37:12years
- 37:12when
- 37:12I
- 37:12was
- 37:12at
- 37:12Clemson,
- 37:15and
- 37:16I
- 37:16meet
- 37:16folks
- 37:16every
- 37:17weekend
- 37:17that
- 37:17walk
- 37:17in
- 37:17that
- 37:18have
- 37:18been
- 37:18here
- 37:18their
- 37:18entire
- 37:19lives.
- 37:19I've
- 37:19never
- 37:19run
- 37:19into
- 37:20them.
- 37:20And
- 37:21it's
- 37:21really
- 37:21not
- 37:21that
- 37:21big
- 37:21of
- 37:22a
- 37:22community
- 37:22out
- 37:22here.
- 37:22Right.
- 37:23Like,
- 37:24especially
- 37:24when
- 37:24I
- 37:24was
- 37:24growing
- 37:25up,
- 37:25there
- 37:25was
- 37:25nothing
- 37:25out
- 37:26here.
- 37:26This
- 37:26is
- 37:27like,
- 37:28middle
- 37:28of
- 37:28suburbia
- 37:28now,
- 37:29as
- 37:29far
- 37:29as
- 37:29I'm
- 37:29concerned.
- 37:30Well,
- 37:30there's
- 37:30a
- 37:30San
- 37:31Jose
- 37:31right
- 37:31there.
- 37:31Right
- 37:32there
- 37:32is
- 37:33what
- 37:33a
- 37:34great
- 37:34view
- 37:34of
- 37:34the
- 37:34lake,
- 37:34by
- 37:34the
- 37:35way,
- 37:35just
- 37:35out
- 37:35the
- 37:36windows.
- 37:36And.
- 37:37And
- 37:37Ami
- 37:38told
- 37:38me
- 37:38that
- 37:38you
- 37:39all
- 37:39pull
- 37:39the
- 37:39chairs
- 37:39out
- 37:40on
- 37:40the
- 37:40front
- 37:40porch.
- 37:41I
- 37:42just
- 37:42have
- 37:42to
- 37:42imagine
- 37:42that
- 37:43the.
- 37:43Environment,
- 37:44it
- 37:44is,
- 37:45like,
- 37:45walking
- 37:45up.
- 37:45It's
- 37:46very
- 37:46welcoming,
- 37:46like,
- 37:46as
- 37:46a
- 37:47visitor.
- 37:47So
- 37:47obviously
- 37:47they
- 37:48see
- 37:48it
- 37:48from
- 37:48their
- 37:49side,
- 37:49but
- 37:49as
- 37:49a
- 37:49visitor
- 37:50coming
- 37:50in.
- 37:50I
- 37:50came
- 37:51for
- 37:51the
- 37:51first
- 37:51time
- 37:51about
- 37:51a
- 37:51year
- 37:52ago.
- 37:52It
- 37:52was
- 37:53August.
- 37:53I
- 37:53came
- 37:53for
- 37:53a
- 37:53birthday
- 37:54giveaway
- 37:54because
- 37:54my
- 37:55birthday's
- 37:55in
- 37:55August.
- 37:57I
- 37:57was
- 37:58like,
- 37:58let
- 37:58me
- 37:58check
- 37:58down
- 37:58there
- 37:58and
- 37:58see
- 37:59what
- 37:59this
- 37:59is
- 37:59about.
- 37:59And
- 38:00I
- 38:00walked
- 38:01up,
- 38:01and
- 38:01there
- 38:01were
- 38:01people
- 38:02on
- 38:02the.
- 38:03In
- 38:03the
- 38:03rocking
- 38:03chairs
- 38:03on
- 38:04the
- 38:04front
- 38:04porch,
- 38:04just
- 38:04sitting
- 38:05there
- 38:05rocking.
- 38:05There's
- 38:05a
- 38:05food
- 38:06truck
- 38:06out
- 38:06there
- 38:08selling
- 38:09food.
- 38:11And
- 38:12then
- 38:12I
- 38:12came
- 38:12in,
- 38:13we
- 38:13think.
- 38:14And
- 38:14then
- 38:14just
- 38:14immediately,
- 38:15like,
- 38:15we
- 38:15were
- 38:15greeted
- 38:16by
- 38:16whoever
- 38:16was
- 38:16over
- 38:16at
- 38:17the
- 38:17desk.
- 38:17There
- 38:17were
- 38:17people
- 38:17milling.
- 38:18The
- 38:18setup
- 38:18was
- 38:18a
- 38:19little
- 38:19different,
- 38:20but
- 38:20there
- 38:20were
- 38:20people
- 38:20milling
- 38:21all
- 38:21around.
- 38:22They
- 38:22had
- 38:22people
- 38:22doing
- 38:23the
- 38:23tastings
- 38:23over
- 38:23here
- 38:24at
- 38:24the
- 38:24counter.
- 38:25They
- 38:25had
- 38:25a
- 38:26slushy
- 38:26machine
- 38:26going
- 38:26in
- 38:27the
- 38:27back
- 38:27Saturdays.
- 38:28And
- 38:29we
- 38:29walked
- 38:29up,
- 38:30and
- 38:30Erin
- 38:30was,
- 38:31Who
- 38:31was
- 38:31working
- 38:31behind
- 38:31the
- 38:31counter
- 38:31at
- 38:32the
- 38:32time,
- 38:32and
- 38:32she
- 38:32was
- 38:32like,
- 38:32hey,
- 38:33what
- 38:33are
- 38:33you
- 38:33guys
- 38:33here
- 38:33for?
- 38:34I
- 38:34was
- 38:34like,
- 38:34well,
- 38:34we
- 38:34looked
- 38:34you
- 38:35up
- 38:35on
- 38:35the
- 38:35Internet,
- 38:35and
- 38:35it
- 38:35said
- 38:36that,
- 38:36you
- 38:36know,
- 38:36to
- 38:37come
- 38:37out
- 38:37and
- 38:37try
- 38:37a
- 38:37tasting
- 38:38and
- 38:38you
- 38:38guys
- 38:38could
- 38:38do
- 38:39a
- 38:39tour.
- 38:39And,
- 38:39like,
- 38:39it
- 38:40was
- 38:40just.
- 38:40It
- 38:40was
- 38:40such
- 38:40an
- 38:40incredible
- 38:41experience.
- 38:42And,
- 38:42I
- 38:42mean,
- 38:42she
- 38:42didn't
- 38:43know
- 38:43anybody
- 38:43from
- 38:43Adam
- 38:44on
- 38:44that.
- 38:44We
- 38:44just
- 38:45came
- 38:45in.
- 38:45It
- 38:45was
- 38:45me
- 38:45and
- 38:45Michelle,
- 38:46and
- 38:46it
- 38:46was
- 38:47a
- 38:47really
- 38:47welcoming
- 38:48experience.
- 38:49Like,
- 38:50I
- 38:50felt
- 38:51really
- 38:51good
- 38:51after.
- 38:52I
- 38:52was
- 38:52like,
- 38:52oh,
- 38:52we've
- 38:52got
- 38:52to
- 38:52go
- 38:52back.
- 38:53Good.
- 38:54We
- 38:54did
- 38:54our
- 38:54job.
- 38:55That's
- 38:55good,
- 38:55right?
- 39:00What
- 39:00is
- 39:00by
- 39:00far
- 39:01the
- 39:01most
- 39:01rewarding
- 39:03thing
- 39:04from
- 39:04having
- 39:04started
- 39:05this
- 39:05venture
- 39:05and
- 39:06now
- 39:06being
- 39:0610
- 39:07years
- 39:07into
- 39:07it?
- 39:09I'll
- 39:09let
- 39:09you
- 39:09answer
- 39:10first.
- 39:14I
- 39:14think
- 39:15the
- 39:15connections
- 39:16that
- 39:16we
- 39:16built
- 39:17just
- 39:18with
- 39:19the
- 39:19community,
- 39:19with.
- 39:21With
- 39:21the
- 39:21folks
- 39:21that
- 39:21we
- 39:21see
- 39:22every
- 39:22week
- 39:22that
- 39:22come
- 39:22in,
- 39:25we've
- 39:25made
- 39:26some,
- 39:26you
- 39:26know,
- 39:26very
- 39:27close
- 39:27personal
- 39:27friends,
- 39:28but
- 39:28with
- 39:28just
- 39:28everybody
- 39:29that
- 39:29comes
- 39:29in,
- 39:29I
- 39:29feel
- 39:30like
- 39:30we've
- 39:30made
- 39:30great
- 39:31connection
- 39:31with.
- 39:31So
- 39:32that's
- 39:32what
- 39:32I
- 39:33would
- 39:33say.
- 39:33To
- 39:33be
- 39:33clear,
- 39:33I
- 39:34don't
- 39:34come
- 39:34in
- 39:34every
- 39:34week.
- 39:36Amy.
- 39:37Amy
- 39:37does
- 39:38not
- 39:38come
- 39:38in
- 39:38every
- 39:38week,
- 39:40but
- 39:40we
- 39:40do
- 39:40have
- 39:41people
- 39:41that
- 39:41are
- 39:41here
- 39:41every
- 39:41week,
- 39:41and
- 39:42we
- 39:42love
- 39:42to
- 39:42see
- 39:42them.
- 39:42So
- 39:44I
- 39:44think
- 39:44Amy's
- 39:45denying.
- 39:46Uh.
- 39:46Oh,
- 39:47what
- 39:47would
- 39:47you
- 39:47say
- 39:48the
- 39:48most
- 39:49rewarding
- 39:49part
- 39:49of
- 39:50it?
- 39:51I
- 39:52mean,
- 39:52there's
- 39:52a
- 39:52lot
- 39:52of
- 39:52politically
- 39:53correct
- 39:53answers,
- 39:53right?
- 39:54Like,
- 39:54the
- 39:54people
- 39:54and
- 39:55Everything.
- 39:55And
- 39:55yes,
- 39:56it's
- 39:56all
- 39:56rewarding
- 39:57for
- 39:57me,
- 39:57though.
- 39:57It's
- 39:58really
- 39:58seeing
- 39:58what
- 39:59you
- 39:59can
- 39:59grow
- 39:59something
- 39:59into.
- 40:00Like,
- 40:00we
- 40:01are
- 40:01not.
- 40:01We
- 40:01are
- 40:02not
- 40:02in
- 40:02Danville,
- 40:02Kentucky.
- 40:03This
- 40:03is
- 40:04not
- 40:05the
- 40:06center
- 40:06of
- 40:06the
- 40:06distilling
- 40:07industry
- 40:07at
- 40:07all.
- 40:08Sure.
- 40:09Right
- 40:09here
- 40:09in
- 40:10Leesville,
- 40:10South
- 40:10Carolina,
- 40:11you
- 40:11know,
- 40:12middle
- 40:12of
- 40:12nowhere.
- 40:12Not.
- 40:13So
- 40:13we've
- 40:13got
- 40:13the
- 40:13lake,
- 40:14but
- 40:14it's
- 40:14not
- 40:14a
- 40:14huge
- 40:14tourist
- 40:15destination.
- 40:15There's.
- 40:16But
- 40:16what
- 40:16can
- 40:17you
- 40:17make
- 40:18out
- 40:18here?
- 40:19That's.
- 40:19That's
- 40:19kind
- 40:20of
- 40:20the
- 40:20cool
- 40:20part
- 40:20for
- 40:20me.
- 40:21Well,
- 40:21but
- 40:22just
- 40:22to
- 40:22point
- 40:23out,
- 40:23Danville
- 40:24is
- 40:24also
- 40:25not
- 40:25in
- 40:26Louisville.
- 40:26Right.
- 40:27Like,
- 40:27true.
- 40:28Like
- 40:28the.
- 40:28The.
- 40:29With
- 40:30respect
- 40:30to,
- 40:30like,
- 40:31Columbia
- 40:31and
- 40:31Greenville
- 40:32and
- 40:32Spartanburg,
- 40:33this
- 40:33is.
- 40:33This
- 40:34is
- 40:34kind
- 40:34of
- 40:34the
- 40:34perfect
- 40:35set
- 40:36or
- 40:36setting
- 40:36for.
- 40:37For
- 40:38the
- 40:38success
- 40:38that
- 40:39you've
- 40:39had.
- 40:39And
- 40:40honestly,
- 40:40there
- 40:40was
- 40:40some
- 40:40forethought
- 40:41that
- 40:41went
- 40:41into
- 40:41that.
- 40:42A
- 40:42lot
- 40:42of
- 40:42people
- 40:42would
- 40:42never
- 40:42believe
- 40:43it,
- 40:43but
- 40:44I
- 40:45personally
- 40:45don't
- 40:45like
- 40:46the
- 40:46idea
- 40:46of
- 40:46a
- 40:46distillery
- 40:47on
- 40:48Main
- 40:48Street.
- 40:48Whatever
- 40:49your
- 40:49local
- 40:49town
- 40:50is,
- 40:50it
- 40:50doesn't
- 40:51feel
- 40:51right.
- 40:52So
- 40:52where
- 40:52we
- 40:53are
- 40:53here,
- 40:54we're
- 40:54out
- 40:54away
- 40:54from
- 40:55town,
- 40:55although
- 40:56town
- 40:56is
- 40:56moving
- 40:56this
- 40:56way
- 40:57every
- 40:57day.
- 40:59But
- 40:59it's
- 41:00a
- 41:00relatively
- 41:00quick
- 41:01drive.
- 41:01You
- 41:01know,
- 41:01we're
- 41:0210
- 41:02miles
- 41:02west
- 41:02of
- 41:03Lexington.
- 41:04It's
- 41:04all
- 41:04highway
- 41:04to
- 41:05get
- 41:05here.
- 41:06It's
- 41:06a
- 41:06nice,
- 41:07you
- 41:07know,
- 41:07relatively
- 41:08scenic
- 41:08drive.
- 41:09You
- 41:09get
- 41:09to
- 41:09look
- 41:09out
- 41:09over
- 41:09the
- 41:09lake
- 41:10a
- 41:10couple
- 41:10of
- 41:10times.
- 41:12It
- 41:13just
- 41:13feels
- 41:13right
- 41:14to
- 41:14me
- 41:14when.
- 41:15You
- 41:15make
- 41:15that
- 41:15drive,
- 41:15the
- 41:16further
- 41:16you
- 41:16get
- 41:16out
- 41:17this
- 41:17way,
- 41:18things
- 41:18slow
- 41:18down
- 41:18just
- 41:19a
- 41:19little
- 41:19bit.
- 41:19Life
- 41:20just.
- 41:20And
- 41:21that
- 41:21feels
- 41:21right
- 41:21when
- 41:22you.
- 41:22I
- 41:22got
- 41:22passed
- 41:23three
- 41:23times
- 41:23when
- 41:23we
- 41:24were
- 41:24at.
- 41:26It
- 41:26wasn't
- 41:26me,
- 41:27was
- 41:27it?
- 41:28Maybe.
- 41:31I
- 41:31think.
- 41:31Well,
- 41:32so
- 41:32I
- 41:33guess
- 41:33the
- 41:33next
- 41:33question
- 41:34would
- 41:34be,
- 41:34what
- 41:35is
- 41:35one
- 41:35of
- 41:35the
- 41:35wildest
- 41:36or
- 41:36funniest
- 41:37things
- 41:37that's
- 41:38happened
- 41:39in
- 41:40the
- 41:40course
- 41:40of
- 41:40the
- 41:40years?
- 41:43Funniest
- 41:44things?
- 41:46Because
- 41:46I
- 41:47have
- 41:47to
- 41:47imagine
- 41:47that
- 41:48there
- 41:48are
- 41:48stories
- 41:49that
- 41:50go
- 41:50on.
- 41:51There
- 41:52are
- 41:52things
- 41:52that
- 41:53you
- 41:53think
- 41:54about
- 41:54after
- 41:54you
- 41:55close
- 41:55up
- 41:55and.
- 41:56And
- 41:56you
- 41:56go
- 41:56home
- 41:56and
- 41:56you're
- 41:56like,
- 41:57I
- 41:58can't
- 41:58believe
- 41:58that
- 41:59happened.
- 41:59Right.
- 42:00There's
- 42:01one
- 42:01story
- 42:01that
- 42:01happened
- 42:02inside
- 42:02this
- 42:02building
- 42:02that's
- 42:04probably
- 42:04too
- 42:04much
- 42:04to
- 42:04get
- 42:04into.
- 42:07Couple
- 42:07came
- 42:08in
- 42:08from.
- 42:08You
- 42:08remember
- 42:09that?
- 42:09Orangeburg.
- 42:10And
- 42:11luckily
- 42:12we
- 42:12did
- 42:12not
- 42:12wait
- 42:13on
- 42:13them.
- 42:13Somebody
- 42:13else
- 42:14did.
- 42:14And
- 42:14just
- 42:14the
- 42:15story
- 42:15after
- 42:15was,
- 42:15wow,
- 42:16they.
- 42:18Might
- 42:19get
- 42:19that
- 42:19information
- 42:20to
- 42:20myself.
- 42:21Right.
- 42:21I
- 42:22definitely
- 42:22would
- 42:22have,
- 42:23like,
- 42:23don't
- 42:23tell
- 42:24people
- 42:24all
- 42:24this
- 42:24stuff
- 42:24kind
- 42:25of
- 42:25thing.
- 42:27One
- 42:28funny
- 42:28one,
- 42:28though,
- 42:28that
- 42:28comes
- 42:28to
- 42:29mind.
- 42:29Actually,
- 42:29we
- 42:29were
- 42:29at.
- 42:30So
- 42:31there's
- 42:31a.
- 42:31There's
- 42:31a
- 42:32big
- 42:33whiskey
- 42:34festival
- 42:34that
- 42:34happens
- 42:35in
- 42:35Columbia
- 42:36every
- 42:36year.
- 42:36It's
- 42:36called
- 42:36the
- 42:37Great
- 42:37American
- 42:37Whiskey
- 42:38Fair.
- 42:39So
- 42:39how
- 42:40do
- 42:40we
- 42:40not
- 42:40know
- 42:40about
- 42:40this?
- 42:41It's
- 42:41in
- 42:41September,
- 42:42I
- 42:42think,
- 42:42every
- 42:42year.
- 42:43All
- 42:43right.
- 42:43It's
- 42:43a
- 42:44good
- 42:44time,
- 42:44right?
- 42:44You
- 42:45should
- 42:45go.
- 42:46So
- 42:47anyway,
- 42:47I
- 42:48went
- 42:48over
- 42:48there
- 42:48one
- 42:49year
- 42:49and
- 42:50Aaron,
- 42:51good
- 42:51friend,
- 42:52works
- 42:52for
- 42:52us,
- 42:52was
- 42:53there
- 42:53with
- 42:53me,
- 42:53and
- 42:53we
- 42:53were,
- 42:54you
- 42:54know,
- 42:54it's
- 42:55a
- 42:55ticketed
- 42:55event.
- 42:55You
- 42:56buy
- 42:56your
- 42:56ticket,
- 42:56you
- 42:56get
- 42:57in,
- 42:57and
- 42:57you
- 42:57go
- 42:57around
- 42:57to
- 42:57all
- 42:58these
- 42:58different
- 42:58distilleries
- 42:59and
- 42:59they
- 42:59pour
- 42:59you
- 43:00samples.
- 43:00You
- 43:01get
- 43:01to
- 43:01try
- 43:01a
- 43:01whole
- 43:01bunch
- 43:02of
- 43:02bourbon
- 43:02in
- 43:03a
- 43:03few
- 43:03hours,
- 43:04which
- 43:04is
- 43:04always
- 43:05a
- 43:06good
- 43:06plan
- 43:06for
- 43:06a
- 43:06lot
- 43:06of
- 43:06reasons.
- 43:07But
- 43:08anyway,
- 43:08the.
- 43:08The
- 43:09table
- 43:09right
- 43:09next
- 43:09to
- 43:09us
- 43:10had
- 43:10a.
- 43:11A
- 43:11different
- 43:11vendor
- 43:12with
- 43:12a
- 43:12rep
- 43:12there.
- 43:13And
- 43:14interestingly
- 43:15enough,
- 43:15when
- 43:15we
- 43:16were
- 43:16trying
- 43:16to
- 43:17pack
- 43:17up,
- 43:17you
- 43:17know,
- 43:17events
- 43:18over,
- 43:18we're
- 43:18packing
- 43:19up,
- 43:19getting
- 43:19out
- 43:19of
- 43:19there
- 43:19for
- 43:19the
- 43:19night.
- 43:21The
- 43:21rep
- 43:21at
- 43:21that
- 43:22table
- 43:22actually
- 43:22tried
- 43:23to
- 43:23pick
- 43:23both
- 43:23me
- 43:23and
- 43:23Aaron
- 43:24up.
- 43:25Like
- 43:26the
- 43:27same
- 43:27rep
- 43:27to
- 43:28pick
- 43:28you
- 43:28up,
- 43:29right?
- 43:29Yeah.
- 43:30Okay,
- 43:31Kudos.
- 43:35I
- 43:35was
- 43:35like,
- 43:36I'm
- 43:36not
- 43:36sure
- 43:36if
- 43:36you're
- 43:36just
- 43:37not
- 43:37picky
- 43:38or
- 43:38what.
- 43:38It
- 43:39was.
- 43:39It
- 43:40was
- 43:40like.
- 43:41And
- 43:41we're
- 43:41like,
- 43:42the
- 43:42two
- 43:42of
- 43:42us
- 43:42are
- 43:42not
- 43:42a
- 43:43package
- 43:43deal.
- 43:44I
- 43:44don't
- 43:44know.
- 43:46Good
- 43:47friend,
- 43:47but
- 43:47not
- 43:47that
- 43:47good
- 43:48of
- 43:48a
- 43:48friend.
- 43:48Well,
- 43:48it
- 43:49was
- 43:49a
- 43:49drinking
- 43:49festival.
- 43:50It
- 43:50was
- 43:50a
- 43:50drinking
- 43:51fest
- 43:51as
- 43:51defense.
- 43:51But
- 43:51mazel
- 43:52tov.
- 43:52That's.
- 43:54I
- 43:54will
- 43:54say
- 43:54this
- 43:54didn't
- 43:55happen
- 43:55in
- 43:55this
- 43:55building,
- 43:56but
- 43:56I
- 43:56always
- 43:56love
- 43:57to
- 43:57tell
- 43:57this
- 43:57one,
- 43:57too.
- 43:58So
- 43:58our
- 43:59son,
- 43:59who's
- 43:59now
- 44:0014,
- 44:01was
- 44:01a
- 44:01baby
- 44:01when
- 44:01we
- 44:02started
- 44:02this.
- 44:02And
- 44:02so
- 44:03he's
- 44:03grown
- 44:03up
- 44:03in
- 44:03this
- 44:04building.
- 44:04You
- 44:04know,
- 44:05this
- 44:05is
- 44:05nothing,
- 44:06you
- 44:06know,
- 44:07special
- 44:07to
- 44:07him,
- 44:08so
- 44:08to
- 44:08speak.
- 44:08But
- 44:09so
- 44:09he's
- 44:09always
- 44:09known
- 44:10us
- 44:10as,
- 44:10you
- 44:10know,
- 44:10the
- 44:11liquor
- 44:11people
- 44:11or,
- 44:11you
- 44:11know,
- 44:11the
- 44:12moonshiners,
- 44:12that
- 44:12kind
- 44:12of
- 44:13thing.
- 44:13And
- 44:13so
- 44:13I
- 44:13always
- 44:14worried
- 44:14he
- 44:14would
- 44:14go
- 44:14to
- 44:14preschool
- 44:15or
- 44:15to
- 44:15school
- 44:15and
- 44:16say
- 44:16something
- 44:16about
- 44:16his
- 44:16parents
- 44:17making
- 44:17alcohol
- 44:17and
- 44:17then
- 44:18here,
- 44:18you
- 44:18know.
- 44:18But
- 44:19we
- 44:19never
- 44:19had
- 44:19any
- 44:19knocks
- 44:20on
- 44:20the
- 44:20door
- 44:20about
- 44:20that,
- 44:21but
- 44:22I
- 44:22do.
- 44:22So
- 44:22when
- 44:22he
- 44:23was
- 44:23in
- 44:24primary
- 44:24school,
- 44:25some
- 44:25of
- 44:26the
- 44:26teachers
- 44:26knew
- 44:26who
- 44:26we
- 44:27were,
- 44:27you
- 44:27know.
- 44:27And
- 44:29so
- 44:29back
- 44:30in
- 44:30the
- 44:30day,
- 44:30before
- 44:30COVID
- 44:31when
- 44:31we
- 44:31went,
- 44:31he
- 44:32switched
- 44:32schools
- 44:32into
- 44:32an
- 44:33elementary
- 44:33school.
- 44:33Cause
- 44:33he
- 44:34aged
- 44:34out
- 44:34of
- 44:34the
- 44:34primary
- 44:34school,
- 44:35went
- 44:35to
- 44:35the
- 44:35elementary
- 44:36school.
- 44:36And
- 44:36before
- 44:36COVID
- 44:37happened,
- 44:37when
- 44:37you
- 44:38now
- 44:38register
- 44:38your
- 44:38kids
- 44:38online,
- 44:39you
- 44:39actually
- 44:39went
- 44:40in
- 44:40person
- 44:40to
- 44:40register
- 44:41your
- 44:41kids
- 44:41for
- 44:41school.
- 44:42And
- 44:43that's
- 44:43when
- 44:43you
- 44:43had
- 44:44like
- 44:44the
- 44:44bus
- 44:44table
- 44:45and
- 44:45the
- 44:45car
- 44:45rider
- 44:46table
- 44:46and
- 44:46the
- 44:46lunch
- 44:47money
- 44:47table
- 44:47and
- 44:47all
- 44:47that.
- 44:48And
- 44:48so
- 44:49I
- 44:49was
- 44:49like,
- 44:49okay,
- 44:49we're
- 44:50going
- 44:50to
- 44:50go
- 44:50in
- 44:50and
- 44:51nobody's
- 44:51going
- 44:51to
- 44:51know
- 44:51who
- 44:51we
- 44:52are.
- 44:52And
- 44:52we're
- 44:52going
- 44:52to
- 44:53just
- 44:53not
- 44:53be
- 44:54the
- 44:54liquor
- 44:54people.
- 44:54And
- 44:55we
- 44:55walk
- 44:55in
- 44:55the
- 44:56door.
- 44:56Here
- 44:56I
- 44:57am
- 44:57with
- 44:57my
- 44:576
- 44:58year
- 44:58old
- 44:587
- 44:58year
- 44:58old
- 44:59walking
- 44:59in
- 44:59the
- 44:59door
- 45:00and
- 45:00the
- 45:00first
- 45:00table,
- 45:01hey,
- 45:01there's
- 45:01a
- 45:01liquor
- 45:02lady.
- 45:02So
- 45:03that
- 45:04was
- 45:04busted
- 45:05right
- 45:05away.
- 45:05But
- 45:05the
- 45:06context
- 45:06is
- 45:06important.
- 45:09So
- 45:09do
- 45:09you
- 45:09send
- 45:10a
- 45:10bottle
- 45:10of
- 45:11alcohol
- 45:11at
- 45:12Christmas
- 45:12and
- 45:12on
- 45:12teacher
- 45:13appreciation,
- 45:13just
- 45:13in
- 45:13case
- 45:14your
- 45:14son
- 45:14is
- 45:14the
- 45:14reason
- 45:14why.
- 45:16So
- 45:17there
- 45:17was
- 45:17one
- 45:17year.
- 45:18So
- 45:18the
- 45:18year
- 45:19that
- 45:19we
- 45:19released
- 45:20William
- 45:21Allen,
- 45:21which
- 45:22is
- 45:22our.
- 45:22One
- 45:23of
- 45:23our
- 45:23bourbons.
- 45:24So
- 45:24the
- 45:24year
- 45:24that
- 45:25we
- 45:25released
- 45:25William
- 45:25Allen
- 45:26that's
- 45:26actually
- 45:26named
- 45:27for
- 45:29William
- 45:29is
- 45:29Will's
- 45:30first
- 45:30name,
- 45:30our
- 45:30son,
- 45:31and
- 45:31Alan
- 45:31is
- 45:31Craig's
- 45:32middle
- 45:32name.
- 45:32So
- 45:32will
- 45:33is
- 45:3310th
- 45:33generation
- 45:34of
- 45:34the
- 45:34family.
- 45:34So
- 45:34that
- 45:35one's
- 45:35kind
- 45:35of
- 45:35a
- 45:35forward
- 45:35looking
- 45:36product
- 45:36to
- 45:37the
- 45:37future
- 45:37in
- 45:37generations.
- 45:38And
- 45:39so
- 45:39the
- 45:39year
- 45:40that
- 45:40we
- 45:40released
- 45:40that,
- 45:40it
- 45:40was
- 45:41close
- 45:41to
- 45:41Christmas
- 45:42and
- 45:42so
- 45:43we
- 45:43sent
- 45:43a
- 45:43nice
- 45:43note
- 45:44to
- 45:44his
- 45:44teachers
- 45:44and
- 45:44we
- 45:45were
- 45:45like,
- 45:45hey,
- 45:46we
- 45:46can't
- 45:46send
- 45:47a
- 45:47bottle
- 45:47of
- 45:47liquor
- 45:47with
- 45:48our
- 45:4970
- 45:50to
- 45:50give
- 45:50you.
- 45:51But
- 45:52I
- 45:52wanted
- 45:52to
- 45:52try.
- 45:53I'm
- 45:54willing
- 45:54to
- 45:54have
- 45:54this
- 45:54conversation
- 45:55with.
- 45:55The
- 45:55principal,
- 45:56bring
- 45:56this
- 45:57paper
- 45:57back
- 45:57to
- 45:57us.
- 45:58And
- 45:58we'd
- 45:58love
- 45:58to
- 45:58give
- 45:59you
- 45:59a
- 45:59bottle
- 45:59of,
- 46:00of
- 46:00William,
- 46:00you
- 46:01know,
- 46:01that
- 46:01we've
- 46:01named
- 46:01it
- 46:01for
- 46:02him
- 46:02and
- 46:02all
- 46:02that
- 46:02stuff.
- 46:03And
- 46:03so
- 46:03interestingly
- 46:04enough,
- 46:04a
- 46:05little
- 46:05bit
- 46:05later,
- 46:07at
- 46:07least
- 46:07one,
- 46:07if
- 46:07not
- 46:07both
- 46:08of
- 46:08the
- 46:08teachers
- 46:08came
- 46:08in
- 46:09because
- 46:09he
- 46:09had
- 46:09two
- 46:10teachers
- 46:10that
- 46:10year
- 46:11came
- 46:11in
- 46:11and
- 46:12brought
- 46:12it.
- 46:12And
- 46:12so
- 46:13we
- 46:13gave
- 46:13them
- 46:13their
- 46:13bottle
- 46:14of
- 46:14William
- 46:14Allen
- 46:14and
- 46:14they
- 46:15have
- 46:15actually
- 46:15since
- 46:15opened
- 46:15a
- 46:16liquor
- 46:16store
- 46:16and
- 46:17so
- 46:17they
- 46:17carry
- 46:17our
- 46:17products.
- 46:17I've
- 46:18gone
- 46:18and
- 46:18done
- 46:18many
- 46:18tastings
- 46:19at
- 46:19their
- 46:19store,
- 46:20so,
- 46:20you
- 46:20know,
- 46:20that
- 46:20all
- 46:20worked
- 46:21out.
- 46:21But
- 46:21what
- 46:21a
- 46:22great
- 46:22environment
- 46:22to
- 46:23have
- 46:23a
- 46:23parent
- 46:23teacher
- 46:24conference.
- 46:25Right,
- 46:25right,
- 46:25right.
- 46:26I,
- 46:27you
- 46:27know,
- 46:28I
- 46:28wonder
- 46:28how
- 46:29many.
- 46:29Teachers
- 46:29want
- 46:29to
- 46:29photocopy
- 46:30that
- 46:30note
- 46:30and
- 46:30be
- 46:30like,
- 46:30I'm
- 46:31his
- 46:31teacher
- 46:31too.
- 46:32Yeah,
- 46:33but
- 46:33you're
- 46:33behind
- 46:33the
- 46:33bar
- 46:34lunch
- 46:34table.
- 46:35You're
- 46:35on
- 46:35this
- 46:36side
- 46:36of
- 46:36the
- 46:36bar,
- 46:36they're
- 46:36on
- 46:37that
- 46:37side
- 46:37of
- 46:37the
- 46:37bar.
- 46:37The
- 46:38power.
- 46:38The
- 46:39power
- 46:39struggle
- 46:39swaps
- 46:40places.
- 46:42So
- 46:42speaking
- 46:42of
- 46:42your
- 46:43alcohols
- 46:43being
- 46:43sold
- 46:43in
- 46:43different
- 46:44places,
- 46:45obviously
- 46:46you
- 46:46sell
- 46:46it
- 46:46here
- 46:47and
- 46:47then
- 46:47you
- 46:47guys
- 46:48are
- 46:48sprawling
- 46:49out.
- 46:49Like,
- 46:50my,
- 46:50my
- 46:50folks
- 46:51up
- 46:51in
- 46:51Simpsonville
- 46:52did
- 46:52a
- 46:52tasting
- 46:53at
- 46:54one
- 46:54of
- 46:54the
- 46:54spirit
- 46:54stores
- 46:55up
- 46:55there.
- 46:55Like,
- 46:55I
- 46:55saw
- 46:56it
- 46:56on
- 46:56Facebook,
- 46:56I
- 46:56was
- 46:56like,
- 46:57hey,
- 46:57this
- 46:57is
- 46:57the
- 46:57place
- 46:58I
- 46:58like,
- 46:58go
- 46:58try
- 46:58it.
- 46:59And
- 46:59then
- 46:59they're
- 46:59like,
- 46:59this
- 46:59cost
- 47:00me
- 47:00250
- 47:00to
- 47:01go
- 47:01try
- 47:01your.
- 47:01I
- 47:02was
- 47:02like,
- 47:02I'm
- 47:02sorry.
- 47:05But
- 47:05yeah,
- 47:06kind
- 47:06of
- 47:06talk
- 47:07to
- 47:07us
- 47:07about
- 47:07that
- 47:07process
- 47:07about
- 47:08moving
- 47:08because
- 47:08I
- 47:08saw
- 47:08you're
- 47:09going
- 47:09down
- 47:09to
- 47:09Myrtle
- 47:09beach
- 47:10and
- 47:10like,
- 47:10absolutely.
- 47:11So,
- 47:11yeah,
- 47:12I'll
- 47:12let
- 47:12you.
- 47:12Because
- 47:12Craig's
- 47:13been
- 47:13the
- 47:13one
- 47:13kind
- 47:13of
- 47:14heading
- 47:14that
- 47:15distribution.
- 47:15Right.
- 47:16So
- 47:16that's
- 47:16a
- 47:16fun
- 47:17world.
- 47:17Let
- 47:17me
- 47:17Tell
- 47:17you,
- 47:20we've
- 47:20basically
- 47:21kind
- 47:21of
- 47:21fleshed
- 47:21out
- 47:21the
- 47:22whole
- 47:22state.
- 47:22Now
- 47:23we
- 47:24work
- 47:24with.
- 47:25It's
- 47:26the
- 47:26Anheuser
- 47:26Busch
- 47:27network.
- 47:27Okay.
- 47:28So
- 47:28it's.
- 47:28It's
- 47:28different
- 47:30essentially,
- 47:30beer
- 47:31distribution
- 47:32territories.
- 47:32And
- 47:33all
- 47:33these
- 47:33distributor
- 47:34distributors
- 47:35have
- 47:35since
- 47:35added
- 47:36spirits
- 47:36distribution
- 47:37licenses
- 47:38to
- 47:38their
- 47:38warehouses.
- 47:39So
- 47:39in
- 47:39the
- 47:39Columbia
- 47:40market,
- 47:40it's.
- 47:41Well,
- 47:41it's
- 47:41Southern
- 47:41Crown
- 47:42now.
- 47:42It
- 47:42used
- 47:43to
- 47:43be
- 47:43kw.
- 47:44KW
- 47:44got
- 47:44bought
- 47:44out
- 47:47and
- 47:47then.
- 47:47Yep.
- 47:48So
- 47:48they've
- 47:48got
- 47:49that.
- 47:49That's
- 47:49the.
- 47:50The
- 47:51entire
- 47:51coast
- 47:51up
- 47:52through
- 47:52the
- 47:52Columbia
- 47:52market.
- 47:53And
- 47:53then
- 47:53Simpsonville
- 47:54is
- 47:54Southern
- 47:55Crown
- 47:55Mountains,
- 47:55the
- 47:56Greenville
- 47:56market.
- 47:57Then
- 47:57there's
- 47:58another
- 47:58small
- 47:58one
- 47:58out
- 47:59Aiken.
- 47:59There's
- 47:59one
- 47:59in
- 48:00Spartanburg
- 48:01and
- 48:01one
- 48:01in
- 48:01Rock
- 48:01Hill.
- 48:02And
- 48:02we
- 48:02actually
- 48:04just
- 48:04signed
- 48:05the
- 48:06Spartanburg
- 48:07contract
- 48:08last
- 48:08week.
- 48:08Congratulations.
- 48:09And
- 48:11actually,
- 48:11if
- 48:12you're
- 48:12from
- 48:12Rock
- 48:13Hill
- 48:13watching
- 48:13this,
- 48:14that
- 48:14contract
- 48:15is
- 48:15sitting
- 48:15in
- 48:16my
- 48:16inbox.
- 48:16And
- 48:16I
- 48:16was
- 48:16supposed
- 48:17to
- 48:17send
- 48:17it
- 48:17back
- 48:17to
- 48:17you
- 48:18Friday
- 48:18and
- 48:18I
- 48:18haven't
- 48:19done
- 48:19it
- 48:19yet.
- 48:23I'll
- 48:23have
- 48:23that
- 48:23back
- 48:23to
- 48:23you
- 48:24tomorrow,
- 48:24I
- 48:25guess
- 48:25is
- 48:25Monday.
- 48:26I'll
- 48:26have
- 48:26it
- 48:26back
- 48:26to
- 48:27you
- 48:27before
- 48:27this
- 48:27airs.
- 48:28Yeah,
- 48:28that
- 48:28is
- 48:29correct.
- 48:29There
- 48:29you
- 48:29go.
- 48:31So
- 48:31that
- 48:31rounds
- 48:32out
- 48:32the
- 48:32whole
- 48:32state
- 48:32for
- 48:33us.
- 48:33We've
- 48:33got
- 48:33a
- 48:33little
- 48:34tiny
- 48:34piece
- 48:34of
- 48:34Georgia.
- 48:35It's
- 48:35not
- 48:36the
- 48:36big.
- 48:36We
- 48:36haven't
- 48:37focused
- 48:37on
- 48:37it
- 48:37all
- 48:37yet.
- 48:39And
- 48:40really,
- 48:40it's
- 48:40kind
- 48:40of
- 48:41one
- 48:41of
- 48:41those,
- 48:43how
- 48:44much
- 48:44product
- 48:44do
- 48:44you
- 48:44have?
- 48:45How
- 48:45many
- 48:46markets
- 48:46can
- 48:46you
- 48:46support?
- 48:48So
- 48:49we.
- 48:50I'm
- 48:50sure
- 48:50we
- 48:51could
- 48:51add
- 48:51territory
- 48:52quickly
- 48:52and
- 48:53just
- 48:53spread
- 48:53ourselves
- 48:54too
- 48:54thin.
- 48:55Like,
- 48:58I'm
- 48:58a
- 48:58manufacturing
- 48:59guy.
- 48:59Make
- 48:59anything
- 49:00in
- 49:00the
- 49:00world
- 49:00you
- 49:00want
- 49:00to.
- 49:02Spirits
- 49:02being
- 49:03one
- 49:03of
- 49:03them.
- 49:03I'm
- 49:04not
- 49:04a
- 49:04marketing
- 49:04guy.
- 49:05So
- 49:05we're
- 49:05kind
- 49:05of
- 49:06trying
- 49:06to
- 49:06figure
- 49:06this
- 49:06out
- 49:06as
- 49:06you
- 49:07go.
- 49:07And
- 49:08I
- 49:08think
- 49:09a
- 49:09recipe
- 49:10for
- 49:10a
- 49:10quick
- 49:10disaster
- 49:11would
- 49:11be,
- 49:11hey,
- 49:12let's
- 49:13try
- 49:13to
- 49:13put
- 49:13Hollow
- 49:14Creek
- 49:14products
- 49:14in
- 49:15half
- 49:15a
- 49:15dozen
- 49:16or
- 49:16a
- 49:16dozen
- 49:16states.
- 49:17Well,
- 49:17then
- 49:17you
- 49:17run
- 49:17into
- 49:18supply
- 49:18issues
- 49:19under
- 49:19your
- 49:20federal
- 49:20license.
- 49:21Right.
- 49:21Then
- 49:22it's
- 49:23how
- 49:23much
- 49:23product
- 49:23do
- 49:24we
- 49:24have?
- 49:24How
- 49:24quickly
- 49:24can
- 49:24we
- 49:25make
- 49:25it?
- 49:25How
- 49:25much
- 49:25bourbon
- 49:26do
- 49:26we
- 49:26have?
- 49:26Maturing,
- 49:27which.
- 49:27That's
- 49:27a
- 49:27real
- 49:28limitation.
- 49:31And
- 49:31then
- 49:31how
- 49:31do
- 49:31you
- 49:31support
- 49:32all
- 49:32that
- 49:32marketing?
- 49:33Yeah,
- 49:33that's.
- 49:34That's
- 49:35a
- 49:35real
- 49:35thing.
- 49:36Getting
- 49:36the
- 49:37initial
- 49:37placement
- 49:38in
- 49:38a
- 49:38liquor
- 49:39store
- 49:39is
- 49:39actually
- 49:39the
- 49:39easy
- 49:40part.
- 49:41You
- 49:41just
- 49:41walk
- 49:41in
- 49:41and
- 49:42set
- 49:42it
- 49:42on
- 49:42the
- 49:42counter.
- 49:47The
- 49:47real
- 49:47question
- 49:48is,
- 49:48how
- 49:49do
- 49:49you
- 49:49keep
- 49:49that
- 49:49bottle
- 49:50from
- 49:50collecting
- 49:50dust?
- 49:51Yeah,
- 49:51like
- 49:52somebody's
- 49:52got
- 49:52to
- 49:52walk
- 49:52in
- 49:52and
- 49:53buy
- 49:53it
- 49:55over
- 49:55and
- 49:55over
- 49:55again.
- 49:56And
- 49:56then
- 49:56the
- 49:56store
- 49:56has
- 49:57to
- 49:57reorder.
- 49:57That's
- 49:57where
- 49:59all
- 50:00the
- 50:00money's
- 50:00made
- 50:00on
- 50:00the
- 50:00reorders
- 50:01in
- 50:01wholesale.
- 50:02Like
- 50:02the
- 50:02initial
- 50:03placement
- 50:03is
- 50:04whatever.
- 50:04We'll
- 50:05put
- 50:05a
- 50:05half
- 50:05dozen
- 50:05bottles
- 50:06of
- 50:06whatever,
- 50:06whatever
- 50:07you're
- 50:07selling,
- 50:08it
- 50:08costs
- 50:08us
- 50:09very
- 50:09little
- 50:09to
- 50:10try.
- 50:10Half
- 50:10dozen
- 50:10bottles,
- 50:11we'll
- 50:11give
- 50:11you
- 50:11a
- 50:11single
- 50:12face
- 50:13spot.
- 50:13Probably
- 50:14not
- 50:14in
- 50:14a
- 50:14great
- 50:14space
- 50:15in
- 50:15the
- 50:15store.
- 50:16It's
- 50:16in
- 50:16the
- 50:16corner
- 50:17by
- 50:17the
- 50:17bathroom,
- 50:17right?
- 50:18Yeah.
- 50:19And
- 50:19then
- 50:19you
- 50:19got
- 50:19to
- 50:20get
- 50:20those
- 50:20bottles
- 50:20to
- 50:20sell.
- 50:21That's
- 50:21the
- 50:21hard
- 50:21part.
- 50:22So
- 50:22what
- 50:22you've
- 50:22learned
- 50:23about
- 50:23marketing.
- 50:23What's
- 50:24the
- 50:24ideal
- 50:24location
- 50:25in
- 50:25a
- 50:25liquor
- 50:25store
- 50:26that
- 50:26you
- 50:26want
- 50:26your
- 50:27product
- 50:28right.
- 50:28Beside
- 50:28your
- 50:29national
- 50:29competitor.
- 50:30Okay.
- 50:31Yeah.
- 50:31Really?
- 50:32Absolutely.
- 50:33And
- 50:33who's
- 50:33your
- 50:33national
- 50:33competitor?
- 50:34It
- 50:34depends
- 50:34on
- 50:34what
- 50:35product
- 50:35we're
- 50:35talking
- 50:35about.
- 50:38William
- 50:38Allen.
- 50:41Bourbon
- 50:41World's
- 50:41kind
- 50:42of.
- 50:42It's
- 50:43nice
- 50:43because
- 50:47bourbon
- 50:48fans
- 50:48are
- 50:48some
- 50:48of
- 50:48the
- 50:49most
- 50:51kind
- 50:52of
- 50:52deep
- 50:52into
- 50:52it.
- 50:53Like
- 50:53they
- 50:53will
- 50:54actually
- 50:54seek
- 50:54out
- 50:55brands
- 50:55they've
- 50:55never
- 50:56tried
- 50:56before,
- 50:56that
- 50:57kind
- 50:57of
- 50:57thing.
- 50:59So,
- 50:59you
- 51:00know,
- 51:00certainly
- 51:00you
- 51:00don't
- 51:00want
- 51:01to
- 51:01be
- 51:02all
- 51:02the
- 51:03way
- 51:03on
- 51:03the
- 51:03end
- 51:03of
- 51:03the
- 51:03shelf
- 51:04where
- 51:04nobody
- 51:04ever,
- 51:04ever
- 51:05gets
- 51:05to,
- 51:05you
- 51:05know,
- 51:05back
- 51:05by
- 51:06the
- 51:06bathroom
- 51:06or
- 51:07that
- 51:07kind
- 51:07of
- 51:07thing.
- 51:08But
- 51:08as
- 51:08long
- 51:08as
- 51:08you're
- 51:09somewhere
- 51:09reasonable
- 51:09on
- 51:10in
- 51:10the
- 51:10bourbon
- 51:11section,
- 51:11you're
- 51:11okay.
- 51:12Right.
- 51:13You
- 51:13do
- 51:13want
- 51:13to
- 51:13be
- 51:13eye
- 51:13level.
- 51:15We
- 51:15talked
- 51:15about
- 51:15that
- 51:15the
- 51:16other
- 51:16day.
- 51:16You
- 51:16know,
- 51:16people
- 51:16talk
- 51:17about
- 51:17top
- 51:17shelf
- 51:17liquor,
- 51:18but
- 51:18you
- 51:18really
- 51:18don't
- 51:19want
- 51:19to
- 51:19be
- 51:19on
- 51:19the
- 51:19top
- 51:19shelf
- 51:20because
- 51:21people
- 51:21don't
- 51:21see
- 51:21you
- 51:22up
- 51:22there.
- 51:22Especially
- 51:22me.
- 51:22I'm
- 51:23so
- 51:23short.
- 51:23Right.
- 51:24How
- 51:24many
- 51:24of
- 51:25the
- 51:25shelves
- 51:25go
- 51:26above
- 51:26your
- 51:27height?
- 51:27Like,
- 51:27because
- 51:28you're
- 51:28not
- 51:28many.
- 51:29Yeah,
- 51:30the
- 51:30top
- 51:30shelf's
- 51:31not
- 51:31a
- 51:31problem
- 51:31for
- 51:31me.
- 51:32But.
- 51:32But
- 51:32a
- 51:33lot
- 51:33of
- 51:33people
- 51:33never
- 51:33reach
- 51:34up
- 51:34to
- 51:34the
- 51:34top
- 51:34shelf.
- 51:35So
- 51:35you
- 51:35really
- 51:35don't
- 51:36want
- 51:36to
- 51:36be
- 51:36there.
- 51:36Which
- 51:37comes
- 51:37into,
- 51:38you
- 51:38know,
- 51:38what
- 51:39kind
- 51:39of
- 51:39bottle
- 51:39are
- 51:40you
- 51:40going
- 51:40to
- 51:40use?
- 51:40What
- 51:40kind
- 51:40of
- 51:40shelves
- 51:41do
- 51:41retail
- 51:41stores
- 51:42have?
- 51:42Like
- 51:42if
- 51:42you
- 51:42go
- 51:43over
- 51:4313,
- 51:44maybe
- 51:4514
- 51:45inches,
- 51:46you
- 51:46have
- 51:47to
- 51:47go
- 51:47on
- 51:47the
- 51:47top
- 51:47shelf.
- 51:48Yeah.
- 51:48Because
- 51:48there's
- 51:48not
- 51:49space
- 51:49between
- 51:49the
- 51:49other
- 51:49shelves.
- 51:50Oh,
- 51:50yeah.
- 51:50And
- 51:50now,
- 51:52you
- 51:52know,
- 51:52it
- 51:52better
- 51:53be
- 51:53something
- 51:53that,
- 51:54that
- 51:54people
- 51:54really,
- 51:55really
- 51:55want.
- 51:56You
- 51:56want
- 51:56to
- 51:57be
- 51:57eye
- 51:57level.
- 51:58How
- 51:58important
- 51:58is
- 51:59it
- 51:59that
- 51:59the
- 51:59bottle
- 52:00be
- 52:00transparent
- 52:01enough
- 52:01that
- 52:02you
- 52:02can.
- 52:02That
- 52:03someone
- 52:03purchasing
- 52:04it
- 52:04can
- 52:04see.
- 52:05See
- 52:05exactly
- 52:06what
- 52:06it
- 52:06is
- 52:06they're
- 52:07buying.
- 52:07Like
- 52:08to
- 52:09see
- 52:09the
- 52:09colors
- 52:09that
- 52:10you
- 52:10have
- 52:11with
- 52:11some
- 52:11of
- 52:11your.
- 52:12Or
- 52:12to
- 52:13see,
- 52:13like
- 52:13with
- 52:13the
- 52:13vodkas,
- 52:14to
- 52:14see
- 52:14that
- 52:14it's
- 52:14completely
- 52:15clear.
- 52:16I
- 52:16mean,
- 52:16I
- 52:17think
- 52:17it's
- 52:17important.
- 52:17That's
- 52:17why
- 52:17we
- 52:18have
- 52:18all
- 52:18clear
- 52:18glass.
- 52:19But
- 52:19if
- 52:19you
- 52:19go
- 52:19through
- 52:19the
- 52:19liquor
- 52:20store,
- 52:20you'll
- 52:20see
- 52:21some
- 52:21brands
- 52:22that
- 52:22are
- 52:22in
- 52:23screen
- 52:23printed
- 52:23bottles
- 52:24and
- 52:24you
- 52:24can
- 52:24see
- 52:24very
- 52:24little
- 52:25into
- 52:25them.
- 52:26Hopefully
- 52:27there's
- 52:27enough
- 52:27trust
- 52:27in
- 52:27the
- 52:28industry
- 52:28that
- 52:28whatever's
- 52:29in
- 52:29the
- 52:29bottle
- 52:29is
- 52:30at
- 52:30least
- 52:30the
- 52:31color
- 52:31it's
- 52:31supposed
- 52:31to
- 52:32Be.
- 52:33This
- 52:33is
- 52:33purple,
- 52:34right?
- 52:36Have
- 52:36you
- 52:36all
- 52:36had
- 52:36to
- 52:37do
- 52:37any
- 52:38or
- 52:38had
- 52:38to
- 52:38do
- 52:39any
- 52:39classes
- 52:39or
- 52:40anything
- 52:40to
- 52:40learn
- 52:40about
- 52:41the
- 52:41marketing
- 52:41part
- 52:42of
- 52:42it?
- 52:42I
- 52:42mean,
- 52:43like
- 52:43YouTube
- 52:44videos
- 52:44or
- 52:45tutorials,
- 52:46that
- 52:46sort
- 52:46of
- 52:46thing?
- 52:47Is
- 52:47that
- 52:47something
- 52:47that
- 52:47you
- 52:48all
- 52:48have.
- 52:48Done
- 52:48so
- 52:49you
- 52:50can
- 52:50hold
- 52:50my
- 52:50phone
- 52:51and
- 52:51what
- 52:51pops
- 52:51up
- 52:52on
- 52:52YouTube
- 52:52or
- 52:52TikTok
- 52:53or
- 52:53anything?
- 52:53It's
- 52:54all
- 52:54business
- 52:54and
- 52:54marketing.
- 52:55I've
- 52:56got
- 52:56a
- 52:56very
- 52:57boring
- 52:57feed.
- 52:58It's
- 52:58all
- 52:59business
- 52:59and
- 52:59marketing
- 53:00videos.
- 53:00No
- 53:00cat
- 53:00videos.
- 53:01I'm
- 53:01the
- 53:01one
- 53:01that
- 53:02gets
- 53:02the
- 53:02fun
- 53:02in
- 53:02cat
- 53:02videos.
- 53:06So
- 53:07for
- 53:08folks
- 53:08at
- 53:08home,
- 53:09what
- 53:09is
- 53:09something
- 53:10that
- 53:10you
- 53:10would
- 53:10say
- 53:10to
- 53:11somebody
- 53:11that's
- 53:11never
- 53:11experienced
- 53:13the
- 53:13Hollow
- 53:14Creek
- 53:14distillery
- 53:15or
- 53:15your
- 53:15alcohol,
- 53:16your
- 53:16bourbons
- 53:17and
- 53:18whiskeys
- 53:18and
- 53:19vodkas?
- 53:20Because
- 53:21there's
- 53:21a
- 53:21lot.
- 53:22There
- 53:22is
- 53:22a
- 53:22lot.
- 53:23So
- 53:24if
- 53:24you're
- 53:24local
- 53:25or,
- 53:25you
- 53:25know,
- 53:25within
- 53:26reasonable
- 53:27driving
- 53:27distance
- 53:28of
- 53:28Leesville,
- 53:28and
- 53:28reasonable
- 53:29is
- 53:29probably
- 53:29a
- 53:29little
- 53:29further
- 53:29than
- 53:30you
- 53:30think,
- 53:31come
- 53:31on
- 53:32out.
- 53:32Like,
- 53:33literally
- 53:33just
- 53:33come
- 53:34try
- 53:34it.
- 53:34It's.
- 53:35We
- 53:35try
- 53:35very
- 53:36hard
- 53:36to
- 53:36have
- 53:36a
- 53:36very
- 53:36welcoming
- 53:37environment.
- 53:37So
- 53:38don't
- 53:38be
- 53:38intimidated.
- 53:39Just
- 53:40come
- 53:40out
- 53:40and,
- 53:41you
- 53:41know,
- 53:41walk
- 53:41in,
- 53:42say,
- 53:42hey,
- 53:43let
- 53:43us
- 53:43know,
- 53:44like,
- 53:44are
- 53:44you
- 53:44a
- 53:44vodka
- 53:45fan?
- 53:45Are
- 53:45you
- 53:45a
- 53:45bourbon
- 53:45fan?
- 53:46Whatever.
- 53:46And
- 53:46we'll
- 53:46kind
- 53:46of
- 53:46guide
- 53:47you
- 53:47from
- 53:47there.
- 53:48If
- 53:48you're
- 53:48not
- 53:49local,
- 53:49you
- 53:50know,
- 53:52look
- 53:52for
- 53:52it
- 53:52in
- 53:52the
- 53:52liquor
- 53:53store.
- 53:53And
- 53:53not
- 53:54even
- 53:54just
- 53:54our
- 53:54stuff.
- 53:54Try
- 53:55stuff.
- 53:55Whatever
- 53:56your
- 53:56local
- 53:56distillery
- 53:57is,
- 53:57give
- 53:57them
- 53:57a
- 53:57shot.
- 53:59It
- 53:59can
- 53:59be
- 53:59hit
- 54:00or
- 54:00miss.
- 54:00There
- 54:00are
- 54:00some
- 54:01gems
- 54:01out
- 54:01there,
- 54:01though.
- 54:01Yeah,
- 54:02there
- 54:02are
- 54:02absolutely
- 54:03some
- 54:03gems.
- 54:04Me.
- 54:04Did
- 54:04you
- 54:04have
- 54:04anything
- 54:05else
- 54:05that
- 54:05you
- 54:05want?
- 54:05Well,
- 54:06now
- 54:06we're
- 54:06gonna
- 54:06go
- 54:06do
- 54:06the
- 54:06tour,
- 54:07so
- 54:07that'll
- 54:07be
- 54:08a
- 54:08special
- 54:08treat
- 54:08at
- 54:09the
- 54:09end
- 54:09of
- 54:09this,
- 54:09I
- 54:10guess.
- 54:10Yeah.
- 54:10So
- 54:10before.
- 54:11So
- 54:12just.
- 54:13I'm.
- 54:13I
- 54:14have.
- 54:14I
- 54:14have
- 54:14something
- 54:15in
- 54:15front
- 54:15of
- 54:15me,
- 54:15and
- 54:15I
- 54:16think
- 54:16it's
- 54:16the
- 54:16same
- 54:16thing
- 54:16in.
- 54:17In
- 54:17front
- 54:17of
- 54:17Craig
- 54:17down
- 54:18there.
- 54:19So
- 54:19who
- 54:20wants
- 54:20to
- 54:20tell
- 54:20me
- 54:20about
- 54:20what
- 54:21this
- 54:21one
- 54:22is?
- 54:23So
- 54:23this
- 54:24is
- 54:24our
- 54:24high
- 54:24cotton
- 54:24bourbon.
- 54:25This
- 54:26is
- 54:26our
- 54:26high
- 54:26cotton
- 54:26105.
- 54:28It
- 54:28is
- 54:28a
- 54:29single
- 54:29barrel
- 54:29product.
- 54:30And
- 54:30then
- 54:31we
- 54:31actually
- 54:31proof
- 54:32it
- 54:32down
- 54:32just
- 54:32a
- 54:33bit
- 54:33to
- 54:33that
- 54:33105
- 54:34proof
- 54:34point,
- 54:34so
- 54:34it
- 54:34opens
- 54:35up
- 54:35the
- 54:35flavors
- 54:35a
- 54:35Little
- 54:36High.
- 54:36Cotton
- 54:37105
- 54:37is
- 54:37the
- 54:38one
- 54:38that
- 54:38won
- 54:38the
- 54:39best
- 54:39whiskey
- 54:40in
- 54:40the
- 54:40entire
- 54:40competition
- 54:41in
- 54:41Los
- 54:42Angeles
- 54:43last
- 54:43year.
- 54:44So
- 54:44we're
- 54:44pretty
- 54:44proud
- 54:44of
- 54:45that
- 54:45guy.
- 54:4770%
- 54:47corn,
- 54:4826%
- 54:48rye,
- 54:494%
- 54:49malted
- 54:49barley,
- 54:50and
- 54:51it
- 54:51is
- 54:51close
- 54:52six
- 54:52years.
- 54:52It
- 54:53was
- 54:53aged
- 54:53in
- 54:53an
- 54:53American
- 54:53white
- 54:54oak
- 54:54char
- 54:54barrel.
- 54:55Okay.
- 54:56So
- 54:56close
- 54:56to
- 54:56six
- 54:56years
- 54:57old.
- 54:57All
- 54:57right,
- 54:57so
- 54:58this.
- 54:58This
- 54:58is.
- 54:58This
- 54:59is
- 54:59very
- 55:00truthfully,
- 55:01this
- 55:01is
- 55:01the
- 55:01first
- 55:01time
- 55:01I've
- 55:01ever.
- 55:02I
- 55:02think
- 55:02I've
- 55:02ever
- 55:03had
- 55:03this.
- 55:03Have
- 55:03I
- 55:03had
- 55:04this
- 55:04before?
- 55:04Yeah.
- 55:05Oh,
- 55:05okay.
- 55:06So
- 55:06this
- 55:06is
- 55:06the
- 55:06first
- 55:06time
- 55:07I've
- 55:07had
- 55:07it
- 55:07not
- 55:07mixed
- 55:08in
- 55:08something
- 55:08else.
- 55:09Also
- 55:09true.
- 55:09Okay,
- 55:10so
- 55:11cheers.
- 55:11No.
- 55:11Oh,
- 55:12cheers.
- 55:12Sure.
- 55:13Is
- 55:14it?
- 55:14Is
- 55:14it?
- 55:14Well,
- 55:15I've
- 55:15already
- 55:15had
- 55:15a
- 55:16couple
- 55:16of
- 55:16sips.
- 55:18Cheers.
- 55:19Anyway.
- 55:19All
- 55:19right.
- 55:19So.
- 55:22Mine
- 55:22was
- 55:23honey,
- 55:23just
- 55:23for
- 55:23the
- 55:23throat,
- 55:24you
- 55:24know.
- 55:24Yeah.
- 55:26That's
- 55:26very
- 55:26smooth.
- 55:27Thank
- 55:28you.
- 55:28It's
- 55:28not
- 55:28the.
- 55:30So
- 55:30typically
- 55:30with
- 55:30a
- 55:30bourbon,
- 55:31you
- 55:32have
- 55:32a.
- 55:32Some
- 55:33of
- 55:33them,
- 55:33you
- 55:33have
- 55:33a
- 55:33fairly
- 55:34significant.
- 55:34But
- 55:35bite
- 55:35that
- 55:35comes
- 55:35at
- 55:35the
- 55:36end
- 55:36of
- 55:36it.
- 55:36That's
- 55:36not
- 55:37there.
- 55:38That
- 55:39means
- 55:39we
- 55:39did
- 55:39our
- 55:39job.
- 55:40It's
- 55:41really
- 55:41very,
- 55:41very
- 55:42good.
- 55:43I'm
- 55:43not
- 55:43saying
- 55:43I
- 55:43didn't.
- 55:44It's
- 55:44not
- 55:44that
- 55:44I
- 55:44didn't
- 55:44think
- 55:44it
- 55:44would
- 55:45be.
- 55:45I
- 55:45mean,
- 55:45obviously
- 55:46there
- 55:46is
- 55:46a
- 55:47lot
- 55:47of
- 55:47success,
- 55:47but,
- 55:47like,
- 55:50I
- 55:50would
- 55:50hope
- 55:51that
- 55:51people
- 55:51watching
- 55:51or
- 55:52listening
- 55:52would
- 55:53understand.
- 55:53Like,
- 55:54it's
- 55:55very
- 55:55good.
- 55:56It's
- 55:56very
- 55:57smooth.
- 55:57So
- 55:58don't
- 55:58get
- 55:58me
- 55:58wrong.
- 55:59I
- 55:59realize
- 55:59we're
- 55:59in
- 55:59South
- 55:59Carolina,
- 56:00and
- 56:00we
- 56:00are
- 56:00out
- 56:01to
- 56:01prove
- 56:01that
- 56:01you
- 56:01can
- 56:02make
- 56:02good
- 56:02bourbon
- 56:02in
- 56:03South
- 56:03Carolina.
- 56:03It
- 56:04is
- 56:04not
- 56:04the
- 56:04reputation
- 56:05this
- 56:05state
- 56:05has,
- 56:07but
- 56:07there
- 56:07are
- 56:08some
- 56:08out
- 56:08there,
- 56:09and
- 56:09we
- 56:09surprised.
- 56:09I
- 56:10think
- 56:10we
- 56:10got
- 56:10one
- 56:10of
- 56:10them.
- 56:11You
- 56:11know,
- 56:11we
- 56:11thought
- 56:11our
- 56:12stuff
- 56:12was
- 56:12good,
- 56:12but
- 56:12we
- 56:12honestly
- 56:13surprised
- 56:13ourselves
- 56:13when
- 56:14we.
- 56:14Our
- 56:15first
- 56:15round
- 56:15of
- 56:15stuff
- 56:15that
- 56:15we
- 56:16submitted
- 56:16was
- 56:16in
- 56:162022,
- 56:17and
- 56:17we
- 56:17came
- 56:17back
- 56:17with,
- 56:18like,
- 56:18eight
- 56:19medals
- 56:19or
- 56:19something
- 56:19like
- 56:19that.
- 56:20And
- 56:20we
- 56:20were
- 56:20shocked,
- 56:21you
- 56:21know,
- 56:21just
- 56:22this
- 56:22tiny
- 56:22distillery
- 56:23in
- 56:23South
- 56:23Carolina
- 56:23up
- 56:24against
- 56:24the
- 56:24big
- 56:24boys,
- 56:25you
- 56:25know,
- 56:25and
- 56:25then
- 56:26when
- 56:26we're
- 56:26up
- 56:27against
- 56:27the
- 56:27big
- 56:27boys
- 56:27two
- 56:27years
- 56:28later,
- 56:28when
- 56:28we
- 56:28submitted
- 56:29stuff
- 56:30and
- 56:30we
- 56:30come
- 56:30back
- 56:31with
- 56:31the
- 56:31metal
- 56:32out
- 56:32of
- 56:32the.
- 56:32So
- 56:33the
- 56:33whiskey
- 56:33category
- 56:33is
- 56:33this
- 56:34really
- 56:34huge
- 56:34category,
- 56:35and
- 56:35then
- 56:35it's
- 56:36got
- 56:36subcategories
- 56:37of
- 56:37bourbon
- 56:37and
- 56:37scotch
- 56:38and
- 56:38Irish
- 56:38whiskey
- 56:38and
- 56:39all
- 56:39the
- 56:39things.
- 56:39And
- 56:40there's
- 56:40different
- 56:40age
- 56:40statements
- 56:41in
- 56:41the
- 56:41bourbon.
- 56:41This
- 56:41was
- 56:41actually
- 56:42in
- 56:42the
- 56:42youngest
- 56:42age
- 56:42statement
- 56:43of
- 56:43bourbon,
- 56:43because
- 56:44in
- 56:44six
- 56:44years
- 56:44or
- 56:44less
- 56:45category.
- 56:46And
- 56:46there's
- 56:46other.
- 56:46But
- 56:47we
- 56:47took
- 56:47the
- 56:47entire
- 56:48category,
- 56:49like,
- 56:49best
- 56:50of.
- 56:50And
- 56:50so
- 56:50we
- 56:51were,
- 56:51you
- 56:51know,
- 56:52again,
- 56:52against
- 56:52the
- 56:52big
- 56:52boys
- 56:53and
- 56:53shocked.
- 56:54But
- 56:54we
- 56:55thought
- 56:55we
- 56:55had
- 56:55good
- 56:55stuff.
- 56:55But.
- 56:56Well,
- 56:56and
- 56:56just
- 56:57to
- 56:57describe.
- 56:57So
- 56:58the.
- 56:58The.
- 56:59You
- 56:59get
- 57:00the
- 57:00whole
- 57:01mouth
- 57:01tickle.
- 57:02If
- 57:02that.
- 57:02Does
- 57:03that
- 57:03make.
- 57:03Does
- 57:03that.
- 57:03That
- 57:04make
- 57:04sense?
- 57:04So
- 57:05the
- 57:05tongue
- 57:05all
- 57:06the
- 57:06way.
- 57:06The
- 57:07lips,
- 57:07like,
- 57:07you
- 57:08feel.
- 57:08You
- 57:08feel
- 57:08all
- 57:09of
- 57:09it.
- 57:09And
- 57:09it's.
- 57:11I.
- 57:11I
- 57:12don't
- 57:12know.
- 57:12Like,
- 57:13if
- 57:14I
- 57:14drink
- 57:15a
- 57:15bourbon,
- 57:16typically
- 57:16it's
- 57:16Maker's
- 57:16Mark,
- 57:17because
- 57:18someone
- 57:18for
- 57:19my
- 57:19birthday
- 57:19and
- 57:19for
- 57:19Christmas
- 57:20tends
- 57:20to
- 57:20buy
- 57:20me
- 57:21just
- 57:22bottles
- 57:22and
- 57:22bottles
- 57:22of
- 57:23Maker's
- 57:23Mark
- 57:23that
- 57:23sit
- 57:24on
- 57:24my
- 57:24shelf.
- 57:25And
- 57:26she's
- 57:26learned
- 57:26her
- 57:26lesson.
- 57:29But
- 57:29I
- 57:30don't
- 57:30get
- 57:30that
- 57:30with
- 57:30Maker's
- 57:31Mark.
- 57:31And
- 57:31I
- 57:31don't
- 57:32know
- 57:32if
- 57:32it's
- 57:32just
- 57:32because
- 57:32I've
- 57:33gotten
- 57:33so
- 57:33used
- 57:33to
- 57:33it,
- 57:34but
- 57:34it.
- 57:34I
- 57:35don't.
- 57:35I
- 57:35don't
- 57:35remember
- 57:36ever
- 57:36having
- 57:36the.
- 57:37The
- 57:37tingling
- 57:38that.
- 57:38The
- 57:39sensation
- 57:42not
- 57:42to.
- 57:42I
- 57:42know
- 57:42he's
- 57:43a
- 57:43wergick
- 57:43or
- 57:43something.
- 57:45And
- 57:45his
- 57:45throat
- 57:45closes
- 57:46up.
- 57:46Saving
- 57:47his
- 57:47life.
- 57:47Yeah,
- 57:48well,
- 57:48you
- 57:48know,
- 57:49it
- 57:49makes
- 57:49for
- 57:49good.
- 57:50It
- 57:50makes
- 57:50for
- 57:50good
- 57:51TikTok
- 57:51videos.
- 57:52And
- 57:52I
- 57:52think
- 57:52that
- 57:52I
- 57:53actually
- 57:53have
- 57:53a
- 57:54moonshine.
- 57:54Right,
- 57:54you
- 57:54do.
- 57:55So
- 57:56I
- 57:57feel
- 57:57like
- 57:57you
- 57:57told
- 57:57me
- 57:57it
- 57:57was
- 57:57salted
- 57:57caramel.
- 57:58It
- 57:58smells
- 57:58like
- 57:58salted
- 57:58caramel.
- 57:59Is
- 57:59that
- 57:59what
- 57:59it
- 57:59is?
- 57:59Yes,
- 57:59it
- 58:00is.
- 58:00I
- 58:00actually
- 58:00don't
- 58:00think
- 58:00I've
- 58:01tried
- 58:01this.
- 58:01No,
- 58:01you're
- 58:01not.
- 58:01No.
- 58:03I've
- 58:03got
- 58:04Peach
- 58:04at
- 58:04home
- 58:04right
- 58:04now.
- 58:05Okay.
- 58:05Okay.
- 58:06So
- 58:07while
- 58:07she's
- 58:08drinking
- 58:08that,
- 58:10how
- 58:10often.
- 58:12Okay,
- 58:12so
- 58:13for
- 58:13a
- 58:13layman
- 58:14bourbon
- 58:15or
- 58:15whiskey
- 58:15drinker,
- 58:16when
- 58:16it,
- 58:17when
- 58:17it
- 58:17comes
- 58:17to
- 58:18drinking
- 58:19something,
- 58:19if
- 58:19they're
- 58:19just
- 58:19sipping
- 58:20on
- 58:20it
- 58:20whatnot
- 58:21and
- 58:21they're
- 58:21drinking
- 58:22it
- 58:22neat,
- 58:22like,
- 58:23what
- 58:24is
- 58:24your
- 58:24suggestion
- 58:24as
- 58:25far
- 58:25as
- 58:25like
- 58:25mixing
- 58:27different
- 58:27flavors?
- 58:28I've
- 58:29got
- 58:29a.
- 58:29I've
- 58:29got
- 58:29a
- 58:29really
- 58:29strong
- 58:30opinion
- 58:30on
- 58:30this.
- 58:30Okay.
- 58:31Please
- 58:32drink
- 58:32it
- 58:33how
- 58:33you
- 58:33like
- 58:33it.
- 58:33Oh,
- 58:34awesome.
- 58:35So
- 58:35you'll
- 58:36get
- 58:36a
- 58:36lot
- 58:37of
- 58:37bourbon.
- 58:37Folks
- 58:37will
- 58:37tell
- 58:38you,
- 58:38you
- 58:38know,
- 58:38you
- 58:39have
- 58:39to
- 58:39drink
- 58:39bourbon.
- 58:40That's
- 58:40how
- 58:40it
- 58:40was
- 58:40intended.
- 58:41And
- 58:41you
- 58:41have
- 58:41to
- 58:41drink
- 58:42it
- 58:42barrel
- 58:42proof,
- 58:43neat
- 58:43because
- 58:43that's
- 58:43how
- 58:44the
- 58:44distiller
- 58:45intended
- 58:45it
- 58:46to
- 58:46be
- 58:47savored.
- 58:49I
- 58:49call
- 58:49bullshit.
- 58:51I
- 58:52think
- 58:52you
- 58:52should
- 58:52drink
- 58:52it
- 58:53however
- 58:53you
- 58:53enjoy
- 58:53it.
- 58:54Some
- 58:54of
- 58:54the
- 58:54most
- 58:55renowned
- 58:55master
- 58:55distillers
- 58:56ever
- 58:56to
- 58:56live
- 58:58say,
- 58:58drink
- 58:58it
- 58:58with
- 58:58Sprite.
- 58:59With
- 59:00Sprite.
- 59:00Right.
- 59:02I
- 59:02always
- 59:02tell
- 59:03Craig
- 59:03that
- 59:03we
- 59:03are
- 59:04irreverent
- 59:04drinkers.
- 59:05You
- 59:05know,
- 59:05you
- 59:05get
- 59:05these
- 59:07bourbon
- 59:07snobs
- 59:08or
- 59:08you
- 59:08know,
- 59:09these
- 59:09folks
- 59:09that
- 59:10are
- 59:10liquor
- 59:11snobs
- 59:11and
- 59:11they
- 59:11really,
- 59:12like
- 59:12you
- 59:12said,
- 59:13drink
- 59:13it
- 59:13neat.
- 59:13And
- 59:14so
- 59:15we
- 59:16said,
- 59:16you
- 59:17know,
- 59:17we
- 59:17drink
- 59:18it
- 59:18how
- 59:18you
- 59:18like
- 59:18it.
- 59:18So
- 59:18I
- 59:18just
- 59:19think
- 59:19we're
- 59:19rather
- 59:19irreverent,
- 59:20but.
- 59:20Right.
- 59:20Oh
- 59:21my
- 59:21gosh.
- 59:21It
- 59:21smells
- 59:22like
- 59:22it's
- 59:22really
- 59:22good.
- 59:23It
- 59:23tastes
- 59:23like
- 59:23licking
- 59:24a
- 59:24caramel,
- 59:25like
- 59:25a
- 59:25sugar.
- 59:26Now
- 59:26that
- 59:26does
- 59:27just
- 59:27taste
- 59:27like
- 59:27candy.
- 59:28I
- 59:29tell
- 59:29folks
- 59:29that
- 59:29is
- 59:29responsible.
- 59:31But
- 59:31it's
- 59:32smells
- 59:32like
- 59:34salted
- 59:35caramel
- 59:35ice
- 59:36cream.
- 59:37That's
- 59:38one
- 59:38of
- 59:38my
- 59:38favorite
- 59:38things
- 59:38to
- 59:38do
- 59:39with
- 59:39that
- 59:39is
- 59:39throw
- 59:40that
- 59:40into
- 59:40some
- 59:40vanilla
- 59:41ice
- 59:41cream
- 59:41and
- 59:41blend
- 59:41it.
- 59:41Instead
- 59:42of
- 59:42putting
- 59:42milk,
- 59:42put
- 59:42that
- 59:42and
- 59:43then
- 59:43blend
- 59:43it
- 59:43into
- 59:43a
- 59:43milkshake.
- 59:47That
- 59:47is
- 59:47very
- 59:47good.
- 59:48I
- 59:48tell
- 59:49folks
- 59:49that
- 59:49one
- 59:49is
- 59:50responsible
- 59:50for
- 59:50many
- 59:51bad
- 59:51decisions
- 59:51and
- 59:51several
- 59:52children.
- 59:54I
- 59:54would
- 59:54believe
- 59:55it.
- 59:55Some
- 59:55of
- 59:55those
- 59:56might
- 59:56be
- 59:56the
- 59:56same
- 59:56thing.
- 59:57Right.
- 59:59True.
- 1:00:00How
- 1:00:00so?
- 1:00:01So
- 1:00:02and
- 1:00:02you
- 1:00:02don't
- 1:00:02you
- 1:00:03don't
- 1:00:03have
- 1:00:03to
- 1:00:03answer
- 1:00:03this
- 1:00:04question
- 1:00:04with
- 1:00:05any
- 1:00:05sort
- 1:00:05of
- 1:00:05like,
- 1:00:06directness.
- 1:00:06But
- 1:00:08competition
- 1:00:09there's.
- 1:00:10Got
- 1:00:10it.
- 1:00:10There
- 1:00:10is
- 1:00:11obviously
- 1:00:11got
- 1:00:11to
- 1:00:11be
- 1:00:11competition.
- 1:00:13Do
- 1:00:13you
- 1:00:13all
- 1:00:13ever
- 1:00:13see
- 1:00:14any
- 1:00:14of
- 1:00:14your
- 1:00:14competition
- 1:00:15come
- 1:00:15in
- 1:00:15here
- 1:00:15to
- 1:00:15sort
- 1:00:16of
- 1:00:16stake
- 1:00:17out
- 1:00:17or
- 1:00:18some
- 1:00:18R
- 1:00:18and
- 1:00:18D,
- 1:00:19you
- 1:00:19know?
- 1:00:20Yeah,
- 1:00:20I've
- 1:00:20seen
- 1:00:20them
- 1:00:21before.
- 1:00:22I've
- 1:00:22seen
- 1:00:23a
- 1:00:23couple
- 1:00:23actually
- 1:00:24come
- 1:00:24in
- 1:00:24before
- 1:00:25they
- 1:00:26open
- 1:00:26their
- 1:00:26distillery.
- 1:00:27Oh
- 1:00:27my
- 1:00:27gosh,
- 1:00:27that
- 1:00:27is
- 1:00:28really
- 1:00:28good.
- 1:00:28Sorry.
- 1:00:31In
- 1:00:31a
- 1:00:31couple
- 1:00:31weeks
- 1:00:31I'll
- 1:00:32get
- 1:00:32you
- 1:00:32a
- 1:00:32bottle.
- 1:00:32Okay.
- 1:00:34Next
- 1:00:34week.
- 1:00:34No,
- 1:00:34just.
- 1:00:35I'm
- 1:00:35just
- 1:00:35kidding.
- 1:00:35Yeah,
- 1:00:36right.
- 1:00:36No
- 1:00:36sales.
- 1:00:37We'll
- 1:00:37see
- 1:00:37you
- 1:00:37next
- 1:00:37week.
- 1:00:37But,
- 1:00:38but.
- 1:00:38So
- 1:00:39you,
- 1:00:39you've
- 1:00:39actually,
- 1:00:40you've.
- 1:00:40We've
- 1:00:40seen
- 1:00:40them
- 1:00:41but
- 1:00:43like
- 1:00:43wearing
- 1:00:44a
- 1:00:44funny
- 1:00:44nose.
- 1:00:46Not
- 1:00:46really.
- 1:00:46Here's
- 1:00:46the
- 1:00:47thing,
- 1:00:47like,
- 1:00:47I've
- 1:00:47been
- 1:00:47in
- 1:00:48their
- 1:00:48distilleries
- 1:00:48too.
- 1:00:50It's.
- 1:00:51It's
- 1:00:51not
- 1:00:51so
- 1:00:52much
- 1:00:52competition
- 1:00:53with
- 1:00:53whoever
- 1:00:54the
- 1:00:54next
- 1:00:54closest
- 1:00:54micro
- 1:00:55distillery
- 1:00:55is.
- 1:00:56Like,
- 1:00:56there's
- 1:00:57plenty
- 1:00:57of
- 1:00:57room
- 1:00:57in
- 1:00:58the
- 1:00:58market
- 1:00:58for
- 1:00:59all
- 1:00:59of
- 1:00:59us
- 1:00:59in
- 1:00:59South
- 1:00:59Carolina.
- 1:01:00We're
- 1:01:01all
- 1:01:01just
- 1:01:01trying
- 1:01:01to
- 1:01:02steal
- 1:01:02a
- 1:01:02very
- 1:01:03tiny
- 1:01:03fraction
- 1:01:03of
- 1:01:04market
- 1:01:04share
- 1:01:04from
- 1:01:04the
- 1:01:05national
- 1:01:05brands
- 1:01:06so
- 1:01:07they
- 1:01:08can
- 1:01:08come
- 1:01:08in
- 1:01:08and
- 1:01:09look
- 1:01:09around
- 1:01:09and
- 1:01:10see
- 1:01:10whatever
- 1:01:11they
- 1:01:11want
- 1:01:11to.
- 1:01:11It
- 1:01:11doesn't
- 1:01:11matter
- 1:01:11to
- 1:01:12me.
- 1:01:13But
- 1:01:13it's
- 1:01:14not
- 1:01:14really.
- 1:01:16We're
- 1:01:16all
- 1:01:17just
- 1:01:17trying
- 1:01:17to
- 1:01:17take
- 1:01:17market
- 1:01:18share
- 1:01:18from
- 1:01:18the
- 1:01:18bigger
- 1:01:18market.
- 1:01:20Is
- 1:01:20there
- 1:01:20any
- 1:01:21desire
- 1:01:21to
- 1:01:21try
- 1:01:21and
- 1:01:22keep.
- 1:01:23Because
- 1:01:24obviously
- 1:01:24you
- 1:01:24all
- 1:01:25do
- 1:01:25different
- 1:01:25flavors.
- 1:01:25You
- 1:01:26all
- 1:01:26have
- 1:01:26different,
- 1:01:27I
- 1:01:28guess,
- 1:01:28like
- 1:01:28releases,
- 1:01:29small
- 1:01:29batch
- 1:01:29releases
- 1:01:30and
- 1:01:30things
- 1:01:30like
- 1:01:30that.
- 1:01:32What
- 1:01:32are
- 1:01:32the
- 1:01:32core.
- 1:01:34The
- 1:01:34core
- 1:01:34ones,
- 1:01:35the
- 1:01:35core
- 1:01:35flavors
- 1:01:36that
- 1:01:37you
- 1:01:37all
- 1:01:37sell,
- 1:01:37that
- 1:01:38will
- 1:01:38always
- 1:01:39likely
- 1:01:40be
- 1:01:41the
- 1:01:41definition
- 1:01:42of
- 1:01:42what
- 1:01:42Hollow
- 1:01:42Creek
- 1:01:43Distillery
- 1:01:43is.
- 1:01:44So
- 1:01:45we've
- 1:01:45got,
- 1:01:46we've
- 1:01:46got
- 1:01:46a
- 1:01:46bunch
- 1:01:47of
- 1:01:47flavors
- 1:01:47right
- 1:01:47now.
- 1:01:49We
- 1:01:49started
- 1:01:49out
- 1:01:49with
- 1:01:49moonshine,
- 1:01:50so
- 1:01:50we'll
- 1:01:50start
- 1:01:50there.
- 1:01:51We've
- 1:01:51got
- 1:01:52apple
- 1:01:52pie,
- 1:01:52salted
- 1:01:53caramel
- 1:01:54and
- 1:01:54honey
- 1:01:55flavored
- 1:01:55moonshine
- 1:01:55and
- 1:01:56then
- 1:01:56a
- 1:01:56Hellfire.
- 1:01:58This
- 1:01:58is
- 1:01:58one
- 1:01:58of
- 1:01:58the
- 1:01:58cinnamon.
- 1:01:59No,
- 1:02:00it
- 1:02:00is
- 1:02:00actually
- 1:02:00Carolina
- 1:02:01Reaper
- 1:02:01pepper.
- 1:02:02Geez
- 1:02:02Louise.
- 1:02:03Right,
- 1:02:03It's.
- 1:02:04This
- 1:02:04is
- 1:02:04one
- 1:02:04of
- 1:02:05those.
- 1:02:05That
- 1:02:05one
- 1:02:05does
- 1:02:05burn.
- 1:02:06It
- 1:02:07does.
- 1:02:07It
- 1:02:07does.
- 1:02:09This
- 1:02:09is
- 1:02:09one
- 1:02:09of
- 1:02:10those.
- 1:02:10Like
- 1:02:10why.
- 1:02:13But
- 1:02:13it
- 1:02:13sells.
- 1:02:14So,
- 1:02:14hey,
- 1:02:15it
- 1:02:15makes
- 1:02:15a
- 1:02:16great
- 1:02:16addition
- 1:02:16to
- 1:02:16like
- 1:02:16a
- 1:02:16margarita
- 1:02:17to
- 1:02:17spice
- 1:02:17it
- 1:02:18or
- 1:02:18to
- 1:02:18a
- 1:02:18Bloody
- 1:02:18Mary.
- 1:02:19Mary.
- 1:02:19Right,
- 1:02:19A
- 1:02:19Bloody
- 1:02:20Mary.
- 1:02:20We
- 1:02:20have
- 1:02:20people
- 1:02:21cook
- 1:02:21with
- 1:02:21it
- 1:02:21a
- 1:02:21lot.
- 1:02:23And
- 1:02:24then
- 1:02:24we
- 1:02:24also
- 1:02:24do
- 1:02:25seasonal
- 1:02:25moonshine
- 1:02:25flavors.
- 1:02:26So
- 1:02:26it's
- 1:02:27hot
- 1:02:27outside
- 1:02:27right
- 1:02:28now,
- 1:02:28like,
- 1:02:29so
- 1:02:30peach
- 1:02:30and
- 1:02:30watermelon.
- 1:02:31In
- 1:02:32the
- 1:02:32fall
- 1:02:32we'll
- 1:02:33switch
- 1:02:33over
- 1:02:33and
- 1:02:33we'll
- 1:02:33make
- 1:02:34pumpkin
- 1:02:35pie
- 1:02:35and
- 1:02:35then
- 1:02:36peppermint
- 1:02:37right
- 1:02:37around
- 1:02:37Thanksgiving
- 1:02:38for,
- 1:02:38you
- 1:02:39know,
- 1:02:39six
- 1:02:39weeks
- 1:02:39or
- 1:02:40so,
- 1:02:40maybe
- 1:02:40through
- 1:02:40January.
- 1:02:42And
- 1:02:43then
- 1:02:45of
- 1:02:45course
- 1:02:45we
- 1:02:46make
- 1:02:46white
- 1:02:46Hot.
- 1:02:46It's
- 1:02:46a
- 1:02:47cinnamon
- 1:02:47flavored
- 1:02:47whiskey.
- 1:02:50Right.
- 1:02:50That
- 1:02:50one's
- 1:02:50always
- 1:02:51around.
- 1:02:52It's
- 1:02:52just
- 1:02:52three
- 1:02:53ingredients
- 1:02:53in
- 1:02:53the
- 1:02:53bottle.
- 1:02:54Corn
- 1:02:54whiskey,
- 1:02:54cinnamon
- 1:02:55oil
- 1:02:56and
- 1:02:56cane
- 1:02:57sugar.
- 1:02:57It's
- 1:02:58a
- 1:02:58third
- 1:02:58less
- 1:02:58sugar
- 1:02:58than
- 1:02:58all
- 1:02:59the
- 1:02:59national
- 1:02:59brands.
- 1:03:00All
- 1:03:00natural.
- 1:03:00So
- 1:03:01it's
- 1:03:01a
- 1:03:01diet
- 1:03:01product.
- 1:03:01It's
- 1:03:02a
- 1:03:02diet
- 1:03:02product.
- 1:03:02Yeah.
- 1:03:03There's
- 1:03:03no
- 1:03:03antifreeze,
- 1:03:05anti
- 1:03:06inflammatory.
- 1:03:06It's
- 1:03:07healthy
- 1:03:07for
- 1:03:07you.
- 1:03:08Right,
- 1:03:09we'll
- 1:03:09go
- 1:03:09with
- 1:03:10that.
- 1:03:11And
- 1:03:11it's
- 1:03:12very
- 1:03:12reasonably
- 1:03:12priced
- 1:03:13indeed.
- 1:03:14Yes.
- 1:03:14Kind
- 1:03:15of
- 1:03:15matches
- 1:03:15our
- 1:03:15competitor
- 1:03:16pricing.
- 1:03:18Amazing
- 1:03:19guys.
- 1:03:20Almost
- 1:03:20intentionally.
- 1:03:21Almost.
- 1:03:23And
- 1:03:24then
- 1:03:25vodka
- 1:03:25wise
- 1:03:25we
- 1:03:26always
- 1:03:26have
- 1:03:26a
- 1:03:27low
- 1:03:27water
- 1:03:28chocolate
- 1:03:28espresso.
- 1:03:28It's
- 1:03:29a
- 1:03:29chocolate
- 1:03:29coffee
- 1:03:30flavored
- 1:03:31vodka.
- 1:03:31And
- 1:03:32then
- 1:03:32we
- 1:03:32do
- 1:03:32all
- 1:03:33these
- 1:03:33special
- 1:03:33releases
- 1:03:33and
- 1:03:34really
- 1:03:37our
- 1:03:37special
- 1:03:37releases
- 1:03:38are
- 1:03:38twofold.
- 1:03:39Number
- 1:03:39one,
- 1:03:40to
- 1:03:40have
- 1:03:40something
- 1:03:40new
- 1:03:41and
- 1:03:41different
- 1:03:41going
- 1:03:41on
- 1:03:42which
- 1:03:42is
- 1:03:42always
- 1:03:42helpful
- 1:03:43but
- 1:03:43also
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- 1:03:44help
- 1:03:44find
- 1:03:45what
- 1:03:45the
- 1:03:45next
- 1:03:45flavors
- 1:03:46are.
- 1:03:48Well
- 1:03:48they
- 1:03:48seem
- 1:03:48to
- 1:03:49create
- 1:03:49a
- 1:03:49fair
- 1:03:49amount
- 1:03:50of
- 1:03:50engagement
- 1:03:50on
- 1:03:50your
- 1:03:50social
- 1:03:51media
- 1:03:51and
- 1:03:51stuff
- 1:03:52that
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- 1:03:52special
- 1:03:52reserve
- 1:03:53coming
- 1:03:53in
- 1:03:53like
- 1:03:53I'm
- 1:03:53always
- 1:03:53looking,
- 1:03:54I'm
- 1:03:54like
- 1:03:54what's
- 1:03:54this
- 1:03:54one?
- 1:03:55You
- 1:03:55all
- 1:03:56do
- 1:03:56fantastic
- 1:03:56on
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- 1:03:57media.
- 1:03:57I
- 1:03:58do
- 1:03:58not.
- 1:03:58Well
- 1:03:59somebody
- 1:03:59does.
- 1:04:00I
- 1:04:00do
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- 1:04:01whole
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- 1:04:02the
- 1:04:02fact
- 1:04:03that
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- 1:04:04more
- 1:04:04than
- 1:04:04500
- 1:04:05reviews
- 1:04:06and
- 1:04:07I
- 1:04:07could
- 1:04:08not
- 1:04:08find
- 1:04:08a
- 1:04:08negative
- 1:04:09one.
- 1:04:10So
- 1:04:11Carl
- 1:04:11Hunter,
- 1:04:13you
- 1:04:13wrote
- 1:04:13down
- 1:04:14reviews.
- 1:04:14Oh
- 1:04:15geez,
- 1:04:15here
- 1:04:16we
- 1:04:16go.
- 1:04:18He
- 1:04:18comes
- 1:04:18prepared.
- 1:04:19I
- 1:04:19like
- 1:04:19a
- 1:04:19great
- 1:04:19grandpa.
- 1:04:20So
- 1:04:22Carl
- 1:04:22Hunter,
- 1:04:23great
- 1:04:23place
- 1:04:24owners
- 1:04:24are
- 1:04:24fantastic
- 1:04:25and
- 1:04:25very
- 1:04:25knowledgeable.
- 1:04:26Lot
- 1:04:27of
- 1:04:27excitement
- 1:04:27and
- 1:04:27stories
- 1:04:28from
- 1:04:28customers.
- 1:04:29Excellent
- 1:04:29selections
- 1:04:29of
- 1:04:30moonshine
- 1:04:30and
- 1:04:30bourbon
- 1:04:30whiskeys.
- 1:04:31Convenient
- 1:04:31locations
- 1:04:32just
- 1:04:32off
- 1:04:32of
- 1:04:32Highway
- 1:04:33378.
- 1:04:33Very
- 1:04:34knowledgeable
- 1:04:34staff.
- 1:04:36Zachariah.
- 1:04:37I
- 1:04:38looked
- 1:04:38for
- 1:04:38interesting
- 1:04:38names
- 1:04:39too.
- 1:04:39Just
- 1:04:40so
- 1:04:40you
- 1:04:40know.
- 1:04:41Zachariah
- 1:04:42Kitzhaber.
- 1:04:43I
- 1:04:44don't
- 1:04:44know
- 1:04:44how
- 1:04:44often
- 1:04:44they
- 1:04:45come
- 1:04:45in
- 1:04:45but
- 1:04:45Aaron
- 1:04:46gave
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- 1:04:46great
- 1:04:46tour.
- 1:04:47So
- 1:04:47shout
- 1:04:47out
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- 1:04:48Gave
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- 1:04:48a
- 1:04:48great
- 1:04:49tour
- 1:04:49too.
- 1:04:50And
- 1:04:50the
- 1:04:50tasting.
- 1:04:50Scotland
- 1:04:51right
- 1:04:51now.
- 1:04:51Oh
- 1:04:52that's
- 1:04:52cool.
- 1:04:52And
- 1:04:52I'm
- 1:04:52jealous.
- 1:04:53The
- 1:04:53tasting
- 1:04:54was
- 1:04:54awesome.
- 1:04:54I
- 1:04:54learned
- 1:04:55all
- 1:04:55about
- 1:04:55the
- 1:04:55distilling
- 1:04:56process
- 1:04:56and
- 1:04:56how
- 1:04:57they
- 1:04:57make
- 1:04:57each
- 1:04:57of
- 1:04:58their
- 1:04:58products
- 1:04:58I
- 1:04:58absolutely
- 1:04:59recommend.
- 1:05:00So
- 1:05:00that
- 1:05:00was.
- 1:05:01Let's
- 1:05:01see
- 1:05:01if
- 1:05:01I
- 1:05:01can
- 1:05:01see
- 1:05:01his
- 1:05:01picture.
- 1:05:02I
- 1:05:03never
- 1:05:03knew
- 1:05:03Mr.
- 1:05:03Carl
- 1:05:03before
- 1:05:04here
- 1:05:04but
- 1:05:04I
- 1:05:04know
- 1:05:04Mr.
- 1:05:05Curl
- 1:05:05now.
- 1:05:05Okay.
- 1:05:09Katie
- 1:05:09Smallwood.
- 1:05:11I'm
- 1:05:11looking
- 1:05:11to
- 1:05:11see
- 1:05:12if
- 1:05:12these
- 1:05:12names
- 1:05:12know
- 1:05:13so
- 1:05:13took
- 1:05:13a
- 1:05:14group
- 1:05:14of
- 1:05:14friends
- 1:05:14to
- 1:05:14Hollow
- 1:05:15Creek
- 1:05:15for
- 1:05:15my
- 1:05:15husband's
- 1:05:16birthday.
- 1:05:16Loved
- 1:05:16the
- 1:05:16tour.
- 1:05:17The
- 1:05:17two
- 1:05:17tasting
- 1:05:17was
- 1:05:17so
- 1:05:18much
- 1:05:18fun
- 1:05:18and
- 1:05:18informative.
- 1:05:19The
- 1:05:19bartender
- 1:05:19was
- 1:05:19so
- 1:05:20knowledgeable.
- 1:05:20Very
- 1:05:21impressed
- 1:05:21with
- 1:05:21the
- 1:05:22wide
- 1:05:22variety
- 1:05:22of
- 1:05:22products
- 1:05:23made
- 1:05:23here.
- 1:05:23Needless
- 1:05:24to
- 1:05:24say
- 1:05:24we
- 1:05:24found
- 1:05:24plenty
- 1:05:25to
- 1:05:25buy
- 1:05:26and
- 1:05:26can't
- 1:05:26wait
- 1:05:27to
- 1:05:27share
- 1:05:27with
- 1:05:27our
- 1:05:27friends.
- 1:05:27Thanks
- 1:05:28for
- 1:05:28the
- 1:05:28great
- 1:05:28experience.
- 1:05:29See
- 1:05:29that's
- 1:05:29what
- 1:05:29happens.
- 1:05:29You
- 1:05:30come
- 1:05:30in
- 1:05:30thinking
- 1:05:30you're
- 1:05:30going
- 1:05:30to
- 1:05:31pick
- 1:05:31up
- 1:05:31a
- 1:05:31bottle
- 1:05:31of
- 1:05:32something,
- 1:05:32and
- 1:05:32you
- 1:05:32leave
- 1:05:33with,
- 1:05:33like,
- 1:05:33a
- 1:05:33box.
- 1:05:35I
- 1:05:35can
- 1:05:35see
- 1:05:35exactly
- 1:05:36how
- 1:05:36that
- 1:05:36would
- 1:05:36happen.
- 1:05:36Well,
- 1:05:37and
- 1:05:37it's
- 1:05:37the
- 1:05:37special
- 1:05:38flavors.
- 1:05:38Like,
- 1:05:39they
- 1:05:39are
- 1:05:40just
- 1:05:40the
- 1:05:41mint
- 1:05:41one
- 1:05:41even,
- 1:05:42like,
- 1:05:42I
- 1:05:42didn't
- 1:05:42think
- 1:05:42I
- 1:05:42was
- 1:05:42going
- 1:05:43to
- 1:05:43like
- 1:05:43that,
- 1:05:43and
- 1:05:43I
- 1:05:43totally,
- 1:05:44totally
- 1:05:44dig
- 1:05:44it.
- 1:05:45Oh,
- 1:05:45was
- 1:05:45it
- 1:05:45the
- 1:05:45peach
- 1:05:46mint
- 1:05:46or
- 1:05:46the
- 1:05:46mint
- 1:05:46julep?
- 1:05:47Peach
- 1:05:48mint.
- 1:05:48Okay.
- 1:05:48Like,
- 1:05:48I
- 1:05:49was
- 1:05:49like,
- 1:05:49I
- 1:05:49don't
- 1:05:49know
- 1:05:49that
- 1:05:49peach
- 1:05:49and
- 1:05:49mint
- 1:05:50go
- 1:05:50together.
- 1:05:50It'll
- 1:05:50come
- 1:05:51back.
- 1:05:53The
- 1:05:53last
- 1:05:53one,
- 1:05:54last
- 1:05:54one
- 1:05:54I
- 1:05:54have
- 1:05:54is
- 1:05:54great
- 1:05:55tasting.
- 1:05:55This
- 1:05:55is
- 1:05:55Hope
- 1:05:56Williams
- 1:05:56Jackson.
- 1:05:57Great
- 1:05:57tasting
- 1:05:57moonshine.
- 1:05:58Do
- 1:05:58you
- 1:05:58know
- 1:05:59Hope?
- 1:05:59Yep.
- 1:06:00That
- 1:06:00is
- 1:06:00made.
- 1:06:02That
- 1:06:02is
- 1:06:03made
- 1:06:03locally.
- 1:06:04Responsible
- 1:06:04prices,
- 1:06:05wonderful
- 1:06:05people
- 1:06:05and
- 1:06:05customer
- 1:06:06service
- 1:06:06and
- 1:06:06excellent
- 1:06:06atmosphere.
- 1:06:07What
- 1:06:07more
- 1:06:08could
- 1:06:08you
- 1:06:08possibly
- 1:06:08want?
- 1:06:09So
- 1:06:10I
- 1:06:10will
- 1:06:10leave
- 1:06:11those
- 1:06:11with
- 1:06:11you
- 1:06:11because.
- 1:06:14Well,
- 1:06:15also
- 1:06:15the
- 1:06:15important
- 1:06:15thing
- 1:06:16is
- 1:06:16on
- 1:06:16the
- 1:06:16back
- 1:06:16of
- 1:06:16it.
- 1:06:17Oh,
- 1:06:17there
- 1:06:17you
- 1:06:17go.
- 1:06:17Hold
- 1:06:18that
- 1:06:18up.
- 1:06:18Right?
- 1:06:19Let
- 1:06:19me
- 1:06:19hold
- 1:06:19this
- 1:06:19up.
- 1:06:20But,
- 1:06:20but
- 1:06:21no,
- 1:06:21I,
- 1:06:21you
- 1:06:21know,
- 1:06:21like,
- 1:06:22like
- 1:06:22I
- 1:06:22said,
- 1:06:22Ami
- 1:06:23has.
- 1:06:23Has
- 1:06:23been
- 1:06:24very.
- 1:06:27Has.
- 1:06:27Has
- 1:06:27been
- 1:06:28one
- 1:06:28of
- 1:06:28your
- 1:06:29cheerleaders
- 1:06:29here
- 1:06:30for.
- 1:06:30For
- 1:06:30as
- 1:06:31long
- 1:06:31as
- 1:06:31she's
- 1:06:31come
- 1:06:31here,
- 1:06:31Which.
- 1:06:32Which
- 1:06:32is
- 1:06:33right.
- 1:06:34And
- 1:06:34I
- 1:06:35think
- 1:06:35that,
- 1:06:35that
- 1:06:36it
- 1:06:36speaks
- 1:06:36to
- 1:06:37what
- 1:06:37businesses
- 1:06:38in
- 1:06:38South
- 1:06:38Carolina
- 1:06:39can
- 1:06:39do,
- 1:06:39and
- 1:06:39I
- 1:06:40think
- 1:06:40that's
- 1:06:41for
- 1:06:42everything
- 1:06:42else.
- 1:06:43That
- 1:06:44is
- 1:06:44probably
- 1:06:44one
- 1:06:44of
- 1:06:45the
- 1:06:45coolest
- 1:06:45parts,
- 1:06:45is
- 1:06:46that
- 1:06:47for
- 1:06:47me,
- 1:06:47I
- 1:06:47really
- 1:06:47like
- 1:06:48to
- 1:06:48see
- 1:06:48small
- 1:06:49businesses
- 1:06:50really
- 1:06:50bloom
- 1:06:51into
- 1:06:51what
- 1:06:52you
- 1:06:52all
- 1:06:52have
- 1:06:52done
- 1:06:52here,
- 1:06:52and
- 1:06:52I
- 1:06:53think
- 1:06:53that's
- 1:06:53incredible.
- 1:06:54The
- 1:06:54community,
- 1:06:55obviously,
- 1:06:58has
- 1:06:58been
- 1:06:58a
- 1:06:58part
- 1:06:59of
- 1:06:59it,
- 1:06:59but
- 1:06:59I
- 1:06:59think
- 1:07:00that
- 1:07:00them
- 1:07:00embracing
- 1:07:01you
- 1:07:01is
- 1:07:01also
- 1:07:01about
- 1:07:02the
- 1:07:02fact
- 1:07:02that
- 1:07:02you've
- 1:07:02embraced
- 1:07:03them
- 1:07:03and.
- 1:07:03And
- 1:07:04made
- 1:07:04that
- 1:07:04really
- 1:07:05work.
- 1:07:05And
- 1:07:05it's.
- 1:07:06It's.
- 1:07:06It's
- 1:07:06something
- 1:07:07that
- 1:07:07is
- 1:07:07clearly
- 1:07:07spreading
- 1:07:08across
- 1:07:08Colombia
- 1:07:09and
- 1:07:09the
- 1:07:09rest
- 1:07:09of
- 1:07:10the
- 1:07:10state.
- 1:07:10So
- 1:07:11congratulations
- 1:07:11and
- 1:07:12sincerely,
- 1:07:13very
- 1:07:13much
- 1:07:14appreciate
- 1:07:14you
- 1:07:14all
- 1:07:14taking
- 1:07:15time
- 1:07:15out
- 1:07:15of
- 1:07:15your
- 1:07:16Sunday,
- 1:07:17which
- 1:07:17is
- 1:07:17supposed
- 1:07:17to
- 1:07:18be
- 1:07:18when
- 1:07:18you're
- 1:07:18closed.
- 1:07:19Don't
- 1:07:19worry.
- 1:07:19Jesus
- 1:07:19forgives
- 1:07:20you.
- 1:07:22Doesn'T
- 1:07:22he?
- 1:07:22Forgives
- 1:07:23everybody,
- 1:07:24but,
- 1:07:25you
- 1:07:25know,
- 1:07:25so
- 1:07:26this
- 1:07:26is.
- 1:07:26This
- 1:07:26is.
- 1:07:26Has
- 1:07:26been
- 1:07:27an
- 1:07:27awesome
- 1:07:28experience,
- 1:07:28and
- 1:07:28I'm
- 1:07:28very
- 1:07:29thankful
- 1:07:29for
- 1:07:29letting.
- 1:07:30Letting
- 1:07:30us
- 1:07:30come
- 1:07:31out
- 1:07:31and
- 1:07:31share
- 1:07:31it
- 1:07:32with
- 1:07:32our
- 1:07:32audience.
- 1:07:33Thanks
- 1:07:33for
- 1:07:33coming
- 1:07:34out.
- 1:07:34Yeah.
- 1:07:35And
- 1:07:35now
- 1:07:35we
- 1:07:35get
- 1:07:35to
- 1:07:35do
- 1:07:35a
- 1:07:36tour.
- 1:07:36Yeah.
- 1:07:37All
- 1:07:37right,
- 1:07:38we're
- 1:07:38gonna
- 1:07:38send
- 1:07:38it
- 1:07:38back
- 1:07:38to
- 1:07:38the
- 1:07:39studio.
- 1:07:40Again,
- 1:07:40thanks
- 1:07:41so
- 1:07:42much
- 1:07:42to
- 1:07:43Craig
- 1:07:43and
- 1:07:44Meredith
- 1:07:44Amick
- 1:07:45for
- 1:07:46meeting
- 1:07:46with
- 1:07:47Ami
- 1:07:47and
- 1:07:48I
- 1:07:48to
- 1:07:48do
- 1:07:49our
- 1:07:49respective
- 1:07:49podcasts
- 1:07:50from
- 1:07:50the
- 1:07:51Hollow
- 1:07:51Creek
- 1:07:51Distillery.
- 1:07:52We
- 1:07:52did
- 1:07:52record
- 1:07:53this
- 1:07:53on
- 1:07:53a
- 1:07:53Sunday,
- 1:07:54so
- 1:07:54there
- 1:07:54was
- 1:07:55no
- 1:07:55purchasing
- 1:07:55of
- 1:07:55alcohol.
- 1:07:57Purchasing
- 1:07:57of
- 1:07:57spirits,
- 1:07:58I
- 1:07:58think
- 1:07:58in
- 1:07:58South
- 1:07:58Carolina
- 1:07:59is
- 1:07:59still
- 1:07:59not
- 1:07:59yet
- 1:07:59legal
- 1:08:01here
- 1:08:01in
- 1:08:01South
- 1:08:02Carolina,
- 1:08:02so.
- 1:08:03But
- 1:08:03again,
- 1:08:04had
- 1:08:04a
- 1:08:04blast.
- 1:08:05And
- 1:08:06genuinely,
- 1:08:06when
- 1:08:07I
- 1:08:07say
- 1:08:07that
- 1:08:07the.
- 1:08:08The.
- 1:08:09The.
- 1:08:09The
- 1:08:09two
- 1:08:10that
- 1:08:10I
- 1:08:10had
- 1:08:12were
- 1:08:12fantastic,
- 1:08:13they.
- 1:08:13They
- 1:08:13really
- 1:08:14were.
- 1:08:15I
- 1:08:15am
- 1:08:16not
- 1:08:16much
- 1:08:16of
- 1:08:16an
- 1:08:17alcohol
- 1:08:17drinker,
- 1:08:19especially
- 1:08:19of
- 1:08:19late,
- 1:08:20but
- 1:08:20I
- 1:08:20truly
- 1:08:21enjoyed
- 1:08:22the
- 1:08:22samples
- 1:08:22that
- 1:08:22I
- 1:08:23had
- 1:08:23and
- 1:08:23if
- 1:08:23I'm
- 1:08:24being
- 1:08:24honest,
- 1:08:25driving
- 1:08:25home
- 1:08:26probably
- 1:08:27was
- 1:08:27a
- 1:08:27little
- 1:08:28potentially
- 1:08:29would
- 1:08:29have
- 1:08:29been
- 1:08:29a
- 1:08:29little
- 1:08:29bit
- 1:08:30of
- 1:08:30a
- 1:08:30struggle
- 1:08:30if
- 1:08:30we
- 1:08:30hadn't
- 1:08:30done
- 1:08:31quite
- 1:08:31as
- 1:08:31much
- 1:08:31walking
- 1:08:32around
- 1:08:33inside
- 1:08:33of
- 1:08:33the
- 1:08:33actual
- 1:08:34distillery
- 1:08:35and
- 1:08:35getting
- 1:08:35to
- 1:08:35talk
- 1:08:36with
- 1:08:36Craig
- 1:08:37and
- 1:08:37Meredith.
- 1:08:38So
- 1:08:38if
- 1:08:38you
- 1:08:38have
- 1:08:38an
- 1:08:38opportunity,
- 1:08:39absolutely,
- 1:08:40you
- 1:08:40should
- 1:08:40go
- 1:08:40out
- 1:08:40there
- 1:08:40and
- 1:08:41check
- 1:08:41it
- 1:08:41out.
- 1:08:41112
- 1:08:42Rocky
- 1:08:42Ridge
- 1:08:43Road
- 1:08:43in
- 1:08:43Leesville,
- 1:08:44South
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