Charleston’s First Distillery, Striped Pig, First to Receive National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification

Local Choice Spirits granted National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification, opening up many new opportunities for the Charleston-based spirits business.

Charleston, SC, July 30, 2022 –(PR.com)– The award-winning, woman-owned Local Choice Spirits has been granted National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification (WBENC), affirming the business is woman owned, operated and controlled. While Local Choice Spirits has always been a woman-owned and operated business, the certification is an important recognition that will allow Local Choice Spirits to participate in new ventures and open up opportunities to expand further beyond Charleston, including into markets and venues such as Disney World, which have stipulations for working with women-owned businesses, as much of the industry is dominated by male-owned businesses.

Local Choice Spirits plans to get more of its products, including its Striped Pig Distillery (SPD) products, into prominent spaces, which will gain Charleston’s craft distilling scene greater recognition in other parts of the country, too. With accolades as Charleston’s first distillery since prohibition and SC Producer of the year, SPD is proud to be Kosher certified, the only SC distillery with this distinction, to hold USDA Organic certified products, and to, as of now, be the only certified Woman-owned distillery in the area. The Striped Pig Distillery has focused on creating exceptional spirits from its inception in 2013, sourcing the best ingredients from local farms, adding organic certification and OK Kosher certification and spirits to its lineup, and offering unique drinking experiences that exemplify its high standards, like its recent limited release of Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. Obtaining WBENC certification reflects the continuation of Local Choice Spirits and the Striped Pig Distillery’s legacy as a female-owned, family-operated small business committed to innovative, super-premium enjoyable spirits that support, celebrate, and enrich the local community and beyond.

“We continue to add additional trustmarks to our products because they can be extremely useful indications of quality for consumers, and we believe many customers will appreciate the certifications in helping them choose the businesses and products they want to support. We’re equally excited about the avenues WBENC certification will open up to us,” Pixie Paula Dezzutti, CEO stated. “As a Pixie myself, I am anticipating seeing our products in the Magical Kingdom!”