Burnt Church Distillery investing $2.7M in new operations.

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Bluffton-based Burnt Church Distillery is investing $7.7 million in new operations in Beaufort County expected to create 27 jobs.

The 20,000-square-foot distillery at 120 Bluffton Road in Bluffton will include a 7,000-square-foot space for tastings, events, merchandise and historical displays. A 5,000-square-foot rack house will store aging whiskey barrels.

The facility is expected to be operational in early 2020, with hiring slated to begin in the first quarter of 2020. Interested applicants can email swatterson@burntchurchdistillery for more information.

"Burnt Church Distillery and its founders, Sean and Billy Watterson, are...