The moonshine is made from Silver Cloud, fresh Tennessee white corn and cane sugar. The pot still allows Sugarland to produce a great spirit with the perfect balance between being too thin or too heavy.

A visit to the Smoky Mountains is not complete without seeing firsthand how moonshine is made! Sugarlands Distilling Company, which is located in downtown Gatlinburg, is the perfect place to observe the distilling process, try a few flavors in the tasting area, buy some souvenirs to take home, and catch a live band.

“When we opened in Gatlinburg, our focus was on helping people have a good time when on vacation,” said Sugarlands founder and owner Ned Vickers. “That's a pretty easy thing to do in the moonshine business.”

Sugarlands Distilling Company The NASCAR 75th Anniversary Moonshine is produced and bottled by Sugarlands Distilling Company, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 35% alc/vo., 70 proof, available in 750 ml jars.

India. Locally produced moonshine is known in India as tharra. It is made by fermenting the mash of sugar cane pulp in large spherical containers made from waterproof ceramic (terra cotta).

whiskey Moonshine is defined as a homemade, un-aged whiskey, marked by its clear color, corn base, and high alcohol content (sometimes peaking as high as 190 proof). Traditionally, it was produced in a homemade still and bottled in a mason jar.

Illicit still production of moonshine has died off in the last half-century, and in the last decade, liquor companies have been producing the spirit legally throughout Georgia, with the beverage enjoying a renewed popularity. Georgia is home to 25 distilleries, including: Dawsonville Distillery, Dawsonville.

Founder Ned Vickers Sugarlands Distilling Co. - President, Owner and Founder Ned Vickers, Owner Kent Woods, Master Distiller Greg Eidam - Distillery Trail.

The name Sugarlands may make you think of a sweet place - however, it was one of the original settlements in the Smoky Mountains. It was named after the sugar maple trees that grow there.

creator Sheri Elwood TORONTO - Driving onto the set of her new Nova Scotia series “Moonshine,” creator Sheri Elwood can see her mother's house and her family's campground.

Because liquor and all other alcoholic substances were illegal, moonshine became more and more popular during prohibition, and for good reason. It was hard to sneak booze, but moonshine was so potent that you didn't need to have too much of it on hand to get drunk.

The term moonshine has been around since the late 15th century. But, it was first used to refer to liquor in the 18th century in England. The American roots of the practice have their origins in frontier life in Pennsylvania. Also, other grain-producing states.