Ole Smoky Original Moonshine

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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