Rotten Little Bastard Distillery

Lest you think that all we think about at Seldon Ink HQ is food, we’re here to set the record straight. We give equal opportunity to beverages. So, this month, we are shining the spotlight on one of Beaufort’s newest beverage purveyors, Rotten Little Bastard Distillery, as proof (see what we did there?!).

After a bit of small talk about where they came from (as mentioned, Brian is from Las Vegas and Brigid is from Maryland), how they met (in Las Vegas at a medieval immersive history meeting—they are both into Middle Ages reenactments), and how they found their way to Beaufort (Brigid worked as a sales assistant for a cabinet company who had a plant in Hardeeville and she transferred here), we got down to whiskey business (OK . . . we’ll stop with the puns).

Brian is an electrician, who ultimately bought Premiere Electric of the Lowcountry (now called Premiere Electric of Beaufort). Brigid had left the cabinet industry and was working as a payroll processor for a local accounting firm. But they found themselves often talking about what their next chapter would be. They wanted the chapter to be about something they enjoyed that could be a part of their retirement plan. Although neither were big drinkers, Brigid enjoyed a glass of wine from time to time, while