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Zac Brown Distillery open in Lumpkin County
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Z. Brown Distillery is producing whiskey, gin and brandy on Town Creek Church Road on the edge of Lumpkin County near the White County line. After Zac Brown bought a majority stake in Stillhouse Creek Distillery in 2017, the business shut down for major renovations to adopt Brown’s Southern Ground brand. - photo by Nick Bowman
Zac Brown has quietly opened his new distillery in a corner of Lumpkin County. Originally called Stillhouse Creek Distillery, the business shut down and rebranded in 2017 after the famous Georgia musician appeared as an angel investor for the shop on Town Creek Church Road on the edge of Lumpkin near White County. The founder of the operation, Jeff Odem, talked about the experience with The Times in December. “At that point in time, we were just pleased to see anyone walk in the door,” Odem said in December. “I was here very, very early one morning over the Thanksgiving holiday. I opened the back door, and there was a bearded man with tattoos and a big smile on his face. He said, ‘I’m your neighbor.’”