Lassiter Distilling Co. starts crowd-funding campaign to produce and sell spiced rum

Lassiter Distilling Co. in Knightdale is responding to restrictive N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission rules  by starting a crowd-funding campaign. Lassiter wants to make and sell a spiced rum, collaborating, the distiller says, with local partners and fans to create a unique flavor profile reflecting the diversity of its customers. “It is extremely difficult for us...