Moonshine, Maggie Ruppert, Halcyon, Charlotte, North Carolina, Cattdaddy Moonshine, Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon, Piedmont Distillers, Troy And Sons, Which Moonshine to Drink
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In the old days, moonshine was illegal hooch. Today, it's called artisanal. Bartender Maggie Ruppert, of Halcyon, Flavors From the Earth in Charlotte, NC shares her favorite local distillers and a cocktail recipe for the Shanghai Speakeasy.
Bartender’s Recs | 3 Moonshines
September 19, 2012
Catdaddy Moonshine
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Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon
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Troy & Sons
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“Moonshine nowadays is very regulated. I think it has this history that it was a crazy hillbilly just running through backwoods and rickety trucks, and trying to get away from the law. It doesn’t have a whole lot of rules right now other than it has to be 80 proof in North Carolina.”
Catdaddy Moonshine
"Catdaddy was meant to describe the Moonshine that was crème de la crème, really good. It has a lot of vanilla and cinnamon-like warm flavors."
Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon
"Many people know him as kind of a NASCAR proponent and Moonshine runner. It’s very neutral and you can kind of swap it out for a vodka or just any neutral spirit and use it in whatever you like."
Troy & Sons
"Troy Ball is the owner out of Ashville, NC and her grandparents or her great grandparents were a group of circuit riding preachers. They would make their moonshine so they could be accepted into the next town, so they could speak the gospel to whomever they were trying to hook. It was their gift and they used an heirloom corn that she went and found. It doesn’t grow anywhere else in North Carolina and is making her moonshine out of that. It has some vanilla and oak notes."
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