Still Life rings in the new year by chatting with Chris Crowe of Burnt Church Distillery in Hilton Head, SC. Though relatively young by whiskey purveying standards, BC has an interesting story, a gorgeous facility, and makes products that are worth checking out. They get into the fine points of starting a destination distillery, working around restrictive regional laws (or waiting for them to change), trying to build a business in uncertain times, 2and the long arm of history. 
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Andy takes pride in the fact that the story of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery is about as good as any in the distilled spirits industry. If a better whiskey distillery story exists, however, it no doubt belongs to Uncle Nearest, whose founder and CEO Fawn Weaver joins Andy for this fascinating and far-reaching conversation about the business, the hard work of historical research (especially in a region that doesn’t always want its story to be told correctly), and why it might not be the worst thing in the world if the whiskey itself isn’t a distillery’s number one priority. The talk turns frank and personal at times, which is fitting for two people who have both made a life’s work out of resurrecting the past to inform the present. 

https://unclenearest.com/

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Andy and his longtime pal and colleague Brandon O’Daniel (Master Distiller, Copper & Kings Distillery) get into some tall weeds about the fermentation peculiarities of different fruits, the intricacies of making a standout bourbon, the burdens and blessings of marketing your family history for business purposes, and following Phish on tour.