Pam Sutton, widow of the legendary moonshiner and people hero Popcorn Sutton, is becoming a member of forces with Sevier County native and Ole Smoky Founder, Joe Baker, to convey Popcorn’s authentic recipes to market.
The collaboration is one based mostly on a shared aim of celebrating Appalachian heritage and paying tribute to the native whiskey icon.
“My household’s been within the East Tennessee mountains for nicely over 200 years and moonshine is simply a part of our tradition,” Baker explains. “I’ve all the time revered our historical past and heritage and making moonshine whiskey is a giant a part of our story. Being trusted with the chance to honor Popcorn Sutton and share his real American whiskey—and a little bit of our native historical past, in addition—is actually particular.”
Popcorn’s distinctive recipes will make their debut at 4 Ole Smoky distillery areas—The Holler, The Barn, The Barrelhouse, and at sixth & Peabody—in November.
“These websites are the pure locations to characteristic Popcorn Sutton’s recipes as a result of a number of sit on the coronary heart of the Appalachian moonshining tradition. Popcorn paved the best way for us,” Baker continued. “We hold a bit of him—and that tradition—alive with each bottle.”
The 2 new Popcorn Sutton merchandise pay tribute to the craftsmanship and artistry of the Appalachian native. One product is a 100 Proof mix of straight bourbon whiskeys blended from barrels sourced from Tennessee and North Carolina, each states that Popcorn referred to as dwelling. The opposite product, Popcorn’s Likker, is derived from Popcorn’s authentic moonshine recipe.
Popcorn’s Likker is distilled from a mix of cane and grain, and 100 Proof, which was Popcorn’s most popular proof. In honoring his deep roots within the space, Ole Smoky is retaining manufacturing native at its Newport, Tennessee facility which employs practically 300 individuals.
“This partnership not solely celebrates our shared Appalachian roots, but additionally advantages the neighborhood through which we function,” Baker notes. “Pam and I feel Popcorn would recognize that we’re persevering with to make his merchandise proper right here in East Tennessee.”
About Ole Smoky Distillery
Ole Smoky is the main distiller of premium moonshine on the earth, the main craft distiller within the U.S. and the primary federally licensed distillery within the historical past of East Tennessee. Based in 2010, Ole Smoky’s roots are traced to the Smoky Mountains’ earliest settlers, households who produced moonshine with enduring pleasure and Appalachian spirit. Ole Smoky has been acknowledged on the Inc. 5000 Checklist of the fastest-growing personal corporations in America for 3 consecutive years – 2020, 2021, and 2022, in addition to receiving the 2022 Shanken Communications’ Influence Sizzling Model Award and 2023 Development Model Awards from Beverage Data Group. At present, Ole Smoky’s 25 artistic moonshine flavors and 17 creative whiskey flavors may be present in all 50 states, 20 international locations and on the firm’s 4 famed distilleries in Tennessee: The Holler and The Barrelhouse in Gatlinburg, The Barn in Pigeon Forge, and sixth & Peabody in Nashville. For extra data, please go to olesmoky.com and comply with Ole Smoky on social media @olesmoky.
About Popcorn Sutton Distillery
Popcorn Sutton Distillery pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, the long-lasting Appalachian moonshiner hailing from Cocke County, Tennessee. We’re dedicated to preserving and sharing the recipes of Popcorn which seize the very essence of mountain tradition in each sip of his “likker.” With a distinguished product vary that features a 100-proof straight bourbon whiskey mix and his genuine moonshine-whiskey, we have fun the craftsmanship of Appalachian heritage whereas retaining the spirit of Popcorn Sutton alive. Irreverent and wild, Popcorn’s whiskey is the place custom and craftsmanship converge in each batch. Be taught extra at popcornsutton.com and comply with Popcorn Sutton on Fb at Popcorn Sutton Distillery.
