Corn Whiskey, White Whiskey, and Moonshine

Authorities Poised To Clamp Down On Gatlinburg Moonshine

By Richard Thomas Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge constitute the major resort destination of Appalachia, and hand in hand with the rise of America’s micro-distilling sector has been a local boom in legal moonshine. The area is literally stuffed with moonshine distilleries, and highway billboards advertise both the distilleries and where you can buy legal “mountain dew.” Now that boom is ...

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Buffalo Trace White Dog Review Mash #1

Buffalo Trace White Dog #1

By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- I had never been a fan of white whiskeys, primarily because I hadn’t yet encountered one worth fandom. Leave it to the forces-that-be at Buffalo Trace to make one that is more than worthy. I have long enjoyed most creations from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, but, even so, this one was a lovely ...

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Best Urban Whiskey Distillery Tours

Teeling Distillery

Top 5 City Distilleries For Tourists Worldwide By Richard Thomas The zeitgeist is blowing for whiskey, and one part of that is whiskey tourism. A generation ago, few distilleries were equipped to offer much in the way of a tourist experience, assuming they offered tours at all. Now those that haven’t undergone extensive renovations to welcome visitors either are or ...

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Popcorn Sutton Releases Barrel Aged Spirit

Popcorn Sutton Distilling has announced the release of its first “brown” spirit, a limited edition 92 proof moonshine that has received a relatively lengthy stint in charred oak barrels, dubbed “Popcorn Sutton Barrel Finished.” “Today is a proud day for us,” says John Lunn, Master Distiller at Popcorn Sutton Distilling and formerly of George Dickel. “Not just because we’ve created ...

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Ole Smoky Moonshine Acquires Neighboring Davy Crockett

By Richard Thomas The New Year was marked in Gatlinburg by the closure of one of the popular mountain resort’s moonshine distilleries, when Davy Crockett’s Tennessee Whisky posted a farewell message on its Facebook account and shuttered its doors. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the defunct distillery has merged with local legal moonshine giant Ole Smoky. Ole Smoky Tennessee ...

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