wmpevans Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I was just gifted this bottle. Troy & Sons small batch moonshine, distilled by Troy & Sons out of Asheville, NC. 80 proof and described as "Whiskey handmade with Crooked Creek Corn", and on the back label as "authentic artisan moonshine". Nice presentation in clear bottle. Anyone tried this??They have an informative website, and just got a nice write-up in Garden & Gun. I'll report back after tasting. Seems appropriate as the BOTM is Mellow Corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 On principle, I have no interest in any product labeled as 'moonshine.' Typically, so-called 'legal moonshine' is either corn whiskey or vodka, and the fact that they say it's made with "Crooked Creek Corn" doesn't mean it's not vodka. The label should say, probably in small type, what it is legally.The TTB rightly does not recognize moonshine as a type, so the actual type must be identified on the label.While I understand the marketing benefits of using the term "moonshine," I hate that it perpetuates the myth that moonshine is a type of spirit rather than being merely any spirit made illegally. In reality, 'legal moonshine' is an impossibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Whiskey."Jono 1:23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLfarmboy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 While I understand the marketing benefits of using the term "moonshine," I hate that it perpetuates the myth that moonshine is a type of spirit rather than being merely any spirit made illegally. In reality, 'legal moonshine' is an impossibility.Turkey bacon is an impossibility but they sell that stuff in the stores, too.I take it since the TTB does not define "moonshine" (and perhaps it is nowhere defined by law as an illegally produced spirit) the use of the term is not regulated. That being the case, producers may use the term at will?? So, we end up with the oxymoron of legal moonshine.Perhaps many feel this problem should be addressed for the sake of consumer protection. As for me, I think if a person isn't smart enough to look for the actual type somewhere on the bottle as defined by TTB its their own fault. But I'm not wholly unsympathetic to your point of view, Chuck. I would try the stuff if it were whiskey and not GNS. I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand because of their use of the word moonshine. I'm not particularly happy about it, but I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLfarmboy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I got to thinking. Virginia Lightning is a bit of a play on white lightning. Does this bother anyone? Although, they do prominently refer to the spirit contained within as "corn whiskey" several places on the label: on the neck label, the front and back labels.They also list their website as virginiamoonshine.comI think I have an older bottle.Was the term white lightning even much used before that Burt Reynolds movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisko Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Was the term white lightning even much used before that Burt Reynolds movie?The George Jones song by that name came out around 1960, I think. So yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Nothing of consequence ever originated in a Burt Reynolds movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Nothing of consequence ever originated in a Burt Reynolds movie. And, the really cool thing about Reynolds is that he'd probably be the first one to agree with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 The George Jones song by that name came out around 1960, I think. So yes.I'm 71 and the term white lightning has been around as long as me, and probably longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Just noticed this at the store and it does say Oak Reserve Whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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