Firefly Vodka update from The State

WADMALAW ISLAND — Scott Newitt had this dream for years: He wanted to make his own vodka.
He was doing well, working since 2000 as a general manager for a large wine and spirits company along the South Carolina coast after spending 10 years as a regional manager for Gallo wines.
But he kept coming back to [...]

Firefly goes to Kentucky to beat out competitors

In an effort to put its sweet tea-flavored liquor on shelves nationwide before emerging competitors can get there, Firefly Vodka has joined with a distillery in Kentucky to ramp up production.

Production of Firefly’s sweet tea-infused vodka began this week at Buffalo Trace, a Kentucky distillery known for its bourbon. Firefly Vodka [...]

Wadmalaw Island

 Wadmalaw Island is located generally to the southwest of Johns Island and more than halfway encircled by it. To the north it is bordered by Church Creek; to the northeast and east by Bohicket Creek; to the south by the North Edisto River; and to the west by the Bohicket Creek.

The island’s only connection to [...]