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A field report from Ed on our journey. We were right by Southern Distillery along I77 so we stopped on a Saturday evening. Luckily we were able to catch one of the production guys who offered us a tour and tasting. Really neat to learn about the process of taking the wheat etc from the field to get it to a bottle or barrel. This whiskey was outstanding! A must visit for any rye whiskey \/ bourbon lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S<\/strong>tatesville\u2019s ideal climate, high quality local ingredients, ingenuity, and location at the crossroads of America\u2019s rail system made it the epicenter of spirits production. That is until the booming spirits industry became a target for the Temperance Movement and Statesville was voted dry in 1903.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before prohibition, Statesville was the liquor capital of the world. Southern Distillery doesn\u2019t take that lightly. Their aim is to carry on that legacy and put North Carolina\u2019s best kept secret on the map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these years later they are here to put North Carolina back on the map by blending innovation with 100+ years of tradition to create consistent high quality whiskey that North Carolina can be proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to changes in NC laws, Southern Distillery just ran their first fully theirs whiskeys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For every bottle of Southern Star Double Rye you buy, 50% of the profits goes to support Purple Heart Homes\u2019mission to create housing solutions for disabled and aging veterans. To support the vets and because it was the best I tasted, we got more than one bottle – haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tour was really cool and informative and the tasting was excellent – at least in Ed\u2019s view. Out of the seven samples, \u201cthere wasn\u2019t one I didn\u2019t like\u201d says Ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southern Distillery goes the extra step to make a fine product. The \u2018low wine\u2019 is the first \u2018end\u2019 which is only a step short of Beam and Daniel\u2019s final – tastes bad. The \u2018high wine\u2019 is the step beyond and makes their final product way better than others (Ed\u2019s opinion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is only a fraction of the barrels they have aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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