About
The Charleston Brown Water Society (CBWS) was founded in 2013 to foster the knowledge and appreciation of whiskey among its members and to promote the availability of good whiskey in Charleston, South Carolina, and beyond.
We hold regular member gatherings such as whiskey tastings, educational seminars, meet and greets with distillers. We also put on public events like the annual BBQ invitational.
The pitmaster lineup from the 2014 CWBS Barbecue, including Sam Jones (Skylight Inn), Aaron Siegel & Taylor Garrigan (Home Team BBQ), Amy Mills (17th Street BBQ), Griffin Buffkin (Southern Soul BBQ), John Lewis (Lewis BBQ), Travis & Emma Heim (Heim BBQ), and Robert Sierra (S & S Pit Crew). Photo: Robert Donovan
The finest group of whiskey drinkers this side of the Appalachians.
If you offer us whiskey, we scream, "hell yes!," as we're members of the CBWS. To drink whiskey with friends is our one true wish, so we tip this Rare Breed in honor of Fish.
R.I.P. Chris West, A.K.A Fish
Michael Allred
Photo: Robert Donovan
Gathering for Each Other as Well as Our Community
The Charleston Brown Water Society is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation consistent with Section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and the South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1994. In addition, we have launched the CBWS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization to give back to the local community, with an emphasis on supporting education and members of the local food and beverage industry.
Photo: Jonathan Boncek