Legislation that would ease restrictions on South Carolina’s micro-distilleries has passed the House of Representatives in a 98-11 vote and is on its way to Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk. The bill’s backers are hopeful the governor will sign the legislation into law this week.
The Bill called the Micro-Distillery Parity Act would effectively bring the state’s 30 permitted distilleries into a similar governance as breweries and wineries, said Scott Blackwell, co-owner of Charleston-based High Wire Distilling Co., and president of the South Carolina Craft Distillers Guild, who has been leading the charge for the changes.
The Micro-Distillery Parity Act would do several things
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Between a constant rotation of new restaurant openings and dining destinations that have endured for decades, visitors to Charleston, South Carolina, can have a hard time deciding where to book a reservation when in town. Perhaps take a cue from the locals instead: Those in the know return time and again to these neighborhood haunts and hangouts, drawn by inventive meals, standout sips, and atmospheres that make them feel like old friends.
Babas on Cannon
Modeled after the owners’ fondest memories of neighborhood bars in Italy, where they studied gastronomic science, Babas pulls espresso in the morning and mixes low-alcohol cocktails by night. In between, the café offers salads, sandwiches, and loaves of the best bread in town.
Hereâs yet another ritual disrupted by the coronavirus: At the end of every year, food writers have to take stock of everything thatâs occurred over the past 365 days and come up with some kind of overarching theme to hold together all of the disparate developments.
For instance, when I surveyed the scene in December 2019, I was struck by the downsizing occasioned by high rents and staff shortages: I told Eater Charleston that the headline we were most likely to see in 2020 was âPopular chef scraps plans for massive new restaurant; will instead open unmanned small plate vending machine.â
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