Ole Smoky Original Moonshine is legal just barely a 100-proof unaged corn whiskey made from an 80% corn mash using a hundred-year-old recipe at Ole Smoky’s Gatlinburg distillery, Tennessee’s first licensed moonshine distillery, harkening back to the renegade attitude of its forefathers with a crystal-clear, fresh-corn spirit meant to be drunk from the jar.

Ole Smoky opened in Gatlinburg in 2010 as the first distillery legally licensed under Tennessee’s new distillery law making legal what generations of Appalachian families had been doing quietly in the mountains. The Original Moonshine is that heritage in a mason jar: 80% corn, 20% a closely guarded secret, distilled to 100 proof, and bottled crystal clear without any oak aging. The aroma is fresh corn with a touch of sweetness and a hint of butter exactly what unaged corn whiskey from a proper Appalachian recipe smells like. Highly drinkable and hardly pretentious. Fire up your Saturday night.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Fresh corn, touch of sweetness, hint of butter
• Palate: Clean, bright, and distinctly corn-forward smooth for 100 proof
• Finish: Warm and clean

Specs

• Distillery: Ole Smoky, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (est. 2010, state’s first licensed distillery)
• Style: Unaged Corn Whiskey (Legal Moonshine)
• Mash: 80% corn, 20% proprietary
• ABV: 50% (100 Proof)
• Size: 750ml

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