In this video from my Appalachian series, I break down what moonshine really is and why the stuff in pretty jars at the store is different from the secret backwoods kind. I talk about how proof and ...

For four decades Ned Beatty has been the unofficial spokesmodel of Appalachian tourism. Even if Beatty, scrambling around in the woods wearing his tighty-whities, isn’t anchored in your somatic memory ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – As we look back on the traditions of America, one spirit that defied the government is moonshine, especially in southern Appalachia. Distilleries like Flaming Aces in ...

Snake down the knobby Appalachian hills of the Blue Ridge Parkway into the city of Asheville, detour toward the historic Biltmore Village, and you might just find yourself at the warehouse-like ...

A still on display - and presumably working, judging by the warnings - at Ole Smoky Distillery in Pigeon Forge. (Photo by Keith Roysdon) Moonshine has always been the stuff of Appalachian legends. For ...

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When Troy Ball and her husband moved their family to Asheville, North Carolina, she never expected to get into the business of making hooch. They’d relocated from Texas and other parts of the country ...

Moonshine is making its way from Appalachia to the big city, where it’s helping mixologists beef up classic drinks. Here are six recipes from Atlanta chef and former ‘Top Chef’ contestant Eli ...