Inside Southern Distilling Co. With Co-Founder Pete Barger

What happens when a mechanical engineer builds a distillery instead of a traditional distiller? This week we're joined by Southern Distilling co-founder Pete Barger for a fascinating conversation about contract distilling, regenerative farming, engineering-driven whiskey production, the current state of the bourbon industry, and why he believes American Single Malt has an exciting future. We also taste several Southern Star bourbons and ryes while discussing the philosophy behind one of North Carolina's most innovative distilleries. Tune in to hear all the details! CONTENTS 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:35 Southern Distilling Backstory 00:06:03 Starting a distillery in North Carolina 00:08:15 Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) 00:10:51 Regenerative Agriculture 00:15:53 Designing and Building the Distillery 00:26:17 Contract Distilling 00:28:44 Non-Contract Distilling Components of Southern Distilling 00:32:38 Contract Distilling vs Sourced and Sales Pathways 00:37:06 Copacking 00:39:48 American Single Malt 00:46:27 Southern Star Whiskey Tasting 01:02:39 Closing If you enjoy our podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you would like and subscribe to our channel. In addition, you can find a whole lot more bourbon-related content over on BourbonObsessed.com (https://BourbonObsessed.com). Thanks for joining us! See you next time! Cheers!🥃