Southern Star is an artisan maker proudly reigniting North Carolina’s whiskey tradition. A tradition that has been years in the making for our founders, generations in the making for our farmers, and centuries in the making for our state.

Every bottle and every sip is the result of passion, of hard work, and most importantly, of time. So savor that glass of bourbon or rye, and savor the moment you’re in while sipping it.

Statesville’s ideal climate, high quality local ingredients, ingenuity, and location at the crossroads of America’s 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.

All these years later we’re 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.