Franklin County Virginia has been called the Moonshine Capital of the World. There has been so much moonshine made in Franklin County that you can literally walk up any creek and find an old moonshine still. [Read the Rest...]

If you are going to be in SW Virginia this weekend, you should swing by the Philpott Lake Visitor Center to see a presentation on moonshine. The event is this Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
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The "XXX" on moonshine jugs is a classic symbol.Everyone instinctively knows that XXX written on a jug indicates it contains moonshine, but what does that symbol mean?
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Today marks the one year anniversary of Moonshine Heritage. One year ago today I bought the domain MoonshineHeritage.com and published my first post (which had been written a few weeks before.) [Read the Rest...]

The third annual Carolina ShineFest was held July 30-31 in Madison, NC. The event attracted about 30,000 people and featured muscle cars, bands, moonshine samples, and a distillery tour and an appearance by Junior Johnson.
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So you’ve found a rusting heap of metal in the woods and you think it’s an old moonshine still. But how can you tell? Here are 5 things to look for to determine if that pile of junk you’ve found is really a moonshine still.
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Here’s a great video about the history of moonshine in the Appalachians. It’s actually from the DVD bonus features included on The Last One, the documentary about Popcorn Sutton.
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Snowbird Mill is a historic site in Henry County, Virginia that has been swallowed up by the woods and forgotten to time. The area is also a great place to locate moonshine stills. [Read the Rest...]

Turkeycock Mountain lies on the eastern border of Franklin and Henry County, Virginia and the ridgeline of the mountain marks the county line. The mountain has a long history of moonshining.
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The Foxfire Book is the original guidebook on making moonshine. Before the Internet, this was the only source of information on how to make moonshine. Many people have used it to make moonshine and it belongs in every moonshiner’s library.
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Heres a few pics from a friend that was hiking around Jamison Mill Park on Philpott Lake in Franklin County, Virginia. The moonshine stills are located on a small tributary to Nicholson Creek just off the the "North Rim Trail" at Jamison Mill Park. [Read the Rest...]

At the turn of the last century there were many legal distilleries in Southwest Virginia. In Franklin County, Virginia alone there were 77 legal distilleries. Unfortunately, Prohibition put an end to Virginia’s legal whiskey industry. One of the operations forced out of business was the Dehart Distillery, producer of Mountain Rose Corn Whiskey.
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Here is a basic recipe for the legendary apple pie moonshine. It’s really easy to make, and you don’t even need moonshine (though you can’t really call it apple pie moonshine if you don’t use moonshine.)
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Southwest Virginia is the moonshine capital of the world. It’s also the mountain music center of the universe. Shooting Creek is the place where the history of those two traditions cross.