A microdistillery and cocktail bar built around a local restaurant’s signature drink is opening in downtown Greenville this summer.
Brett Oliverio, the owner of Sup Dogs, will soon be manufacturing Crush Vodka out of a microdistillery he’s installing across from the restaurant at 218 W. Fifth St.
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