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Southern Grace Distilleries nears settlement in legal battle

Southern Grace Distilleries is known as the "whiskey prison."

CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Southern Grace Distilleries in Cabarrus County is trying to regain its financial footing amid an ongoing lawsuit. Final settlement negotiations are in progress, with a possible resolution expected in the next few weeks.

The distillery will remain in business and continue to produce award-winning whiskey, says Clint Morse, with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard. His firm represents Mount Pleasant Properties LLC.

MPP — landlord of the former prison site where the distillery’s operations are located — filed a complaint in Cabarrus County’s General Court of Justice, Superior Division, in October.

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