059 - Staring Down The Barrel - Rotten Little Bastard

Staring Down The Barrel - Rotten Little Bastard

The irony in the name Rotten Little Bastard wasn’t lost on us. In this episode of Staring Down The Barrel, we chat with the owner and founders of Rotten Little Bastard Distillery. Hailing from the low country Beaufort, SC, this young distillery is hiding its age in some pretty amazing tasting bourbon for a soon to be three year old distillery. The brain child of Master Distiller Brian Fackrell, the idea came to him during his Distilling Masterclass. When he and his wife, Brigid, decided to go for it, the world through a pandemic at them. Despite all of the challenges that came with the lock-down, these two pushed on and finally opened their dream to the public. What was once the automotive bays of a K-Mart department story, RLB sits on Boundary Street in a refurbished K-Mart. The space is open, facing the marshes of the low-country intracoastal and has unlimited access to the humidity and Beaufort seasons. This episode we hear all about what it takes to start a distillery, what they hope their legacy becomes, what goes into the–incredibly mature for a two-year–bourbon and what’s next for the Rotten Little Bastard. Give it a listen, give them a visit, show your support for the craft distillery near you. And as Alton says, the best way to enjoy bourbon is low and slow. #RLB, #RottenLittleBastard #LowCountry #LowandSlow #BourbonOn