Howling Moon Distillery
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Western North Carolina has been one of the central areas for moonshine throughout history since it was settled. The art of making moonshine has been passed down for generations as it was in my family. Many great moonshiner’s come from this area including Lewis Redmond, Popcorn Sutton, and Raymond Fairchild. My family has made moonshine here for generations. My father, uncle, grandfather, great uncle, and great great grandfather all made moonshine in these mountains. The condenser on one of my still’s is from my great great grandfathers still, which had a wooden top and bottom like a wood barrel and had copper for the walls. It was buried a few inches so the bottom would not burn and the rock furnace was not built all the way to the top so the top would not burn. Moonshine was the only way of survival for many families and played a big role in the culture of these mountains.
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