Get in the Spirit! Tis the season for holiday fun! From gatherings with family to outings with co-workers, neighbors and old friends, nothing marks the holiday season like reminiscing with a cocktail in hand. So to help you enjoy the merriment with ease, we've put together this year's  "12 Drinks of Christmas".  A fun seasonal flavored or inspired  cocktail for each day for the holiday season, some you may even make more than once! Look for our daily cocktail recipe and try all twelve  (just not at once!)  there's something for everyone's taste.  And you don't ..read more

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Something New to Discover,  Every Month! Seems like we've been running full steam since we opened the doors - if we weren't laying the groundwork and setting up our business plan, we were trying new recipes and testing moonshine flavors. Right on to planning our expansion and releasing new spirits. From those new spirits came an idea to create a new special release series, of limited quantity, not normally available spirits, we're calling our "Family Reserve". Each month there will be a new offering either by spirit type, flavor profile or experimental process of original recipe, short run ..read more

Celebrating Craig's 40th: Folks, fun & plenty of laughs We kicked off the 4th of July weekend celebrating not only our great country's independence but our Master Distiller Craig Amick's 40th Birthday and what fun it was. Joining us was nationally recognized Comedian Dave Zasloff. Zasloff had folks laughing out load as he joked about his sobering life experiences, personal growth  journey and gift of love and family.  An author and musician, he led the crowd in a "rousing" rendition of Happy Birthday and finished the night with a stress relieving audience participation exercis ..read more

Spirited and Non-Alcoholic Chillers Warm weather means family gatherings, lake time fun and the return of our ice cold chillers! Our Chillers debuted last Spring and quickly became a fan favorite. Served in a variety of flavors, we’re churning Low Water Vodka into the Lemonade and Blue Raspberry flavors, and our Watermelon Moonshine gives a kick to the watermelon variety. Available in Spirited or non-alcoholic, fof all ages enjoy our version of a frozen cocktail. Whether you come for a tasting and a tour, to donate blood during our scheduled blood drives, or for a complimentary during our ..read more

Thanks for helping save Lives Every 8 weeks folks who give blood are eligible to do so. And since we hosted our first Blood Drive with the Blood Connection, our drives have continued to increase the number of donors.   The blood drive on February 18th resulted in an amazing turnout!!! According to Kenya Dandridge, Account Manager at The Blood Connection, the mobile unit was able to collect a total of 13 units, which translates to helping save the lives of up to 39 hospital patients.   Blood collected from each drive is kept here in our community, to support those in various stages ..read more

12 Cocktails to Make Your Spirits Bright The holidays are full of traditions- caroling, exchanging gifts and of course gatherings with family and friends. Inspired by the timeless Christmas classic, The Twelve Days of Christmas,   we've taken the liberty to apply it to our industry. Here is HCD's 2022  version of our own-  "12 Drinks of Christmas".  A different holiday cocktail for each day for the holiday season! Check out our daily cocktail recipe and try all twelve (just not at once!) ~ from the White Hot Cranberry Highball, the William Alan Irish Cream,  a Low W ..read more

Single Best Bottle Of Whiskey From Each Of The 50 States  When it comes to good taste, it's always a matter of personal opinion. In today's fast-paced world, new social mediums have the ability to put products in targeted spotlights with surgeon-like precision, creating new audiences and fans for almost any product. A good example of influencer marketing is the recent blog post from UPROXX Lifestyle Writer Zach Johnston, in which he names one single whiskey for each of the 50 states, worthy of sampling. Johnston's review of our Small Batch Bourbon likened the bouquet to a bowl of butter a ..read more

Dessert just got a little tastier! October 14th is National Dessert Day, so go ahead an indulge a bit. Check out one of our favorite recipes featuring our William Alan Bourbon. This tempting, Bourbon Caramel sauce is the perfect drizzle for any dessert. Try it over chocolate cake, a warm apple turnover, savory bread pudding or rich creamy vanilla ice cream!  William Alan Bourbon Caramel Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 6 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 2.5 tablespoons William Alan Bourbon In a medium-siz ..read more

October brings first of two special releases, High Cotton bourbon aged in a cabernet sauvignon barrel. (Leesville, SC, October 3, 2022) – With a portfolio of award-winning spirits, Master Distiller and Owner of Hollow Creek Distillery, Craig Amick set his sights on crafting his first special release bourbon. After researching options, he settled on an idea for which he was certain his wife Meredith would support. Amick enlisted his wife to visit Pelzer’s City Scape Winery for a tasting and to secure a well-seasoned barrel. The visit proved fruitful, as Meredith secured an arrangement to retu ..read more