Three Local Businesses Honored in Garden & Gun’s 15th Annual Made in the South Awards

Garden & Gun (G&G), in partnership with Explore Charleston, today announced the winners of the magazine's fifteenth annual Made in the South Awards, honoring the best Southern-made products and artisans across six categories: Home, Food, Drink, Crafts, Style, and Outdoors—plus a special Sustainability Award winner. Among the award recipients were three local businesses – Burls and Steel as the Outdoors winner, Harland Handmade as a Crafts runner-up, and Ceebo Brew Co. as a Drink runner-up.

Additionally, Caroline’s Cakes based in Spartanburg was recognized as a runner-up in the food category and Iron and Oak Duck Calls based in Clinton was recognized as a runner-up in the Outdoors category.

All the 2024 winners and runners-up will be featured in the magazine's December 2024/January 2025 issue, hitting newsstands on November 21.

This year's finalists were reviewed and selected by industry experts, including James Beard Award–winning cookbook author Alexander Smalls; master distiller Marianne Eaves; interior designer Gray Benko; singer-songwriter and owner of Nashville's White's Mercantile Holly Williams; husband-and-wife fashion designers Ann and Sid Mashburn; and 14-time returning judge and avid sportsman T. Edward Nickens.

"Explore Charleston is thrilled to sponsor the 15th anniversary of the Made in the South Awards," said Helen T. Hill, President and CEO, Explore Charleston. "This remarkable program has consistently highlighted and empowered talented creators in our community and beyond, and this year is set to continue that inspiring tradition."

The G&G Winter Market, presented by Explore Charleston and First Horizon Bank, will showcase a variety of Southern-made products that have been recognized by the Made in the South Awards over the last fifteen years. Attendees will have the opportunity to shop and enjoy festive food and drinks, as well as partake in engaging "Meet the Maker" demonstrations and conversations, all celebrating the spirit of Southern craftsmanship. The event will take place on November 22–24 at the G&G Offices at The Cigar Factory in Charleston.

Meet all the 2024 Made in the South winners and runners-up in the December 2024/January 2025 issue and online at www.gardenandgun.com/madeinthesouth2024.