High Wire Distilling Co

Well, this was abundantly awesome! We drove by, feasted our eyes on a kick ass wall mural, then saw a tiny chalkboard written sign which said, «$ 5 tours.» Sold.
Kristen, our host, was a true rockstar. She showed four of us around the distillery and her knowledge of the distilling process went above and beyond. It’s cool when you actually learn something on a tour, not just nod your head to be polite.
After touring the facility, you head back to the bar for sampling. The $ 5 price includes samples of vodka, rum, bourbon, and two varieties of gin (in that specific order for the palette). We added a special whiskey to the sampling for a very small price.
What’s more, the alcohol was outstanding. High Wire creates unique flavor profile in their batches. I’m not crazy about rum, but there’s didn’t focus on sweetness. The bourbon packed a punch, too. Damn, this will kickstart your heart!
If I were a Charleston local, I’d be seeking this stuff out left and right. Start distributing to Florida, guys!

I contacted them via email as I’m now running the bar program at a Mediterranean inspired farm to table restaurant that is set to open in February requesting info on their product. The only reason why it’s on the opening list of gins is bc a regular from their other restaurant requested it. I never heard back from them (a little more offended bc I’m from Charleston and will always promote Charleston products when possible)
Any company that doesn’t want to return a simple email requesting tasting notes and any other info they can give on their product to a person that runs the bar program in an Atlanta restaurant is a spirit that I have no desire to promote and absolutely no desire to put on my shelf.

$ 5 tastings gets you premium SEVERAL times distilled vodka, rum, bourbon, and 2 gins.
Well, if you see these liquors offered, know that they are pure enough to drink without a mixer.
We bought a bottle for a gift, and really enjoyed the upper King St. environment while we were there.
This is a beautiful facility.

What an awesome find! I was told to get lunch at Butcher and Bee by some locals while I was in town for the weekend. While eating the best grilled cheese of my life, I gazed out the window at the sign for High Wire Distilling Co.
I pulled them up on my phone and saw that they had $ 5 tasting and tours every hour. It was 12:50, so I finished my sandwich and headed over.
It was just me and two employees. One of them was the co-​owner, Ann. They were both awesome, super friendly, and taught me all about distilling liquors! They had me smell sorghum, and eat a juniper berry to better understand the flavors that go into their liquor! How cool!
Two others joined after my private tasting and joined us for the tour through their operation. All of the bottles are filled and labeled by hand. What a neat operation!
I left with a bottle of Jack Rudy small batch tonic and the Hat Trick gin. What an awesome, unique, and flavorful gin and tonic I had when I got home!
Thanks!

So we happened upon this place after hitting up Butcher & Bee. It was not one of their usual tasting days, and it was about 1 – 2 in the afternoon. It was completely empty save for two workers. However, one of them was kind enough to offer us the tasting flight on the spot.
$ 5 tasting of 5 flavors. In total about 1 shot’s worth. I forget the entire range of products, but for me, the gin was definitely the best. Smooth and laced with not only juniper but also hints of other spices. The rest of their lineup was rather weak. Nothing awful but nothing great. They’re new and seem to be playing around with their formulas still, so I wouldn’t write them off just yet. I heard their bourbon was fantastic when it was available, but who’s to say?

Great spirits are being distilled here!
My favorite was the sorghum whiskey — whiskey made with sorghum — is it ever yummy! Just fun spot… worth a trip. I am sure more great creations will be soon to follow.

We’d been meaning to try this place out for a while, as its in our neighborhood. Finally, on a day that turned out to be much too hot for a leisurely walk, their sandwich board with $ 5 tasting & tour lured us in…
Really nice people, delicious boozes, very fair prices.
We had a great time, and went home with the Hometown Vodka and an awesomely spicy-​delicious Bloody Mary mixer– because it was that kind of day, but we also very much enjoyed the other spirits as well.
A few weeks later, I dropped by again to buy my sweetheart his birthday present: HighWire’s sweet & exceptionally delicious Sorghum Whiskey, as well as Bittermilk’s Old Fashioned mixer.
Not only did the guys remember both my sweetie and I, they continued the conversation we’d struck up with them that first day, and were kind enough to wrap my present up for me, gratis!
«This is so great,» I said. «I get to be lazy and awesome at the same time.»
They just grinned. We’ll be back!

Excellent people making excellent gin! And rum! And whiskey!
Stopped by late in the day so it was just the three of us talking about booze. Vodka is really neat! Made from 100% corn mash so it maintains a hint of sweet. Silver rum is great but the gold rum is even better!
The whiskey. Anazing. Grab several bottles, trust me you are going to love it!
The gin… highlight of the show in my opinion. Floral and sweet and nutty and too many other flavors to describe on this tiny keyboard of mine… simply wonderful. You need some of this, you really do.

I came here for the Food Film Festival in April, and it was so much fun! The cocktails were absolutely delish and the staff was super friendly. I don’t usually like Gin, but their Gin is out of this world. Can’t wait to go back!

My fiancé and I stopped for a tour and tasting while in Charleston. I must say that this is a great place to check out. If you like good rum, whiskey, or gin; stop and check them out. The distiller, Nick, is a great person to talk with about the whole process and everything in between.
How you check them out if you’re in town. You won’t be disappointed!

I’m a big fan of Highwire not just because of the booze but for who they are. It’s tough to dislike a business who’s people are so great. This outfit is run by a couple named Scott & Ann who used to own Immaculate Baking Co until they got bought by Pillsbury I think and decided to start a distillery. They’re good people who care about making a good product. They can share their story with you much better than I can when you stop by.
I’ve stopped in a handful of times for tastings, tours, or just to say hello. Recently, a friend of mine took a tour while in town and regretfully didn’t buy the Highwire hat he wanted. He left town early the next morning so I stopped by, during non-​business hours, and Ann welcomed me in to buy a hat so I could send it up to Boston… very nice of them.
They take pride in their product and that’s why I have a bottle of their Hat Trick Gin in my cabinet right now. Everything I’ve tried has been great quality booze and I’m looking forward to seeing what else comes out of Highwire in the future.

Staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and not pretentious. The liquor is high quality and distinctive. What more do you want from a distillery?
For less than $ 10 you get 4 – 5 samples (one third of a shot each) plus a tour of the facility. It’s a rather small operation right now, so the «tour» is really just a guy explaining the process as you stand in front of the distillation tanks. Maybe that was just our particular timing; there may be more activity at different times. Regardless, it was the right amount of interesting for anyone who wants to see how the genie gets put in the bottle, without getting bogged down in too much of the details. Although, if you want to geek out, the folks there seemed like they would be more than willing and capable to oblige.
Of the samples offered, I especially liked the vodka and gin, and the sorghum whiskey was fun. They also have a light and dark rum. Those didn’t stand out as much for me, but I would gladly welcome them in my home bar.
The tasting area is small, but not cramped. It is clean and comfortable, with a very smart pre-​Prohibition era design. They share free on-​site parking with Butcher & Bee, in the light industrial section of upper King St., just beyond where most tourists venture but plenty safe enough.
All in all, our party of seven felt very welcomed and enjoyed our visit. I will definitely include High Wire in any future tours of the downtown scene for out-​of-​town guests. And, of course, I will be stopping by, from time to time, whenever I need to pick up my spirits.