Muddy River Distillery

Muddy River Distillery was created by Robbie Delaney in November 2011.  In February 2012 The company received the last of the the required local, state and federal permits required to legally make liquor.  This set Muddy River Distillery as the first legal rum distillery in North Carolina.  In September 2012, 7 months after their first legal distillation the company had crafted their first product, Carolina Rum.  This Silver rum can now by found in over 300 ABC stores though out the state and has just arrived in South Carolina as well.  How we make rum: By staring at a "fancy" water fountain for 12 hours.  Seriously, At Muddy River Distillery we make rum from 3 basic ingredients.  We used premium grade molasses and sugar from South Carolina and a special type of yeast.  Our special blend of ingredients are left in small batch fermenters for around 2 weeks.  when the fermentation is complete we pump the mash into Freedom and Democracy and begin distilling. Pictured left is Jon Drexler "making the cuts"