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For nearly a century, Jimmy Red corn was used by bootleggers to make moonshine whiskey. The variety nearly went extinct in the early 2000s, but two remaining ears of corn were used to revive it ...
Scott Blackwell went from baking pies and pastries to growing heirloom corn and using it to perfect a bourbon mash bill. Here's how the baker turned distiller approaches flavor and organic farming ...
Jimmy Jaxxx Shine Shack Distillery has just finished its first batch of moonshine, Dillsburg's first legally produced liquor in over 100 years.
Jimmy Red corn was already making waves in the culinary world when they opened our doors in 2013. Named for James Island just over the bridge from Charleston, SC, Jimmy Red was a legendary ...
Jimmy Red dwindled because it’s not the kind of corn that is edible straight off the cob. It has to be dehydrated to extract its flavor and high oil content – ideal for making moonshine, but ...
How Jimmy Red Corn Almost Disappeared When High Wire Distilling set out to make bourbon with Jimmy Red corn, there were fewer than a thousand pounds of it left in the world. Not a warehouse full.
Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — A variety of corn long thought to be extinct is now growing in Bedford County. Experts say this type of corn was used by bootleggers during prohibition in the 1930's.
His flagship spirit, Jimmy Red, uses Jimmy Red corn because it “has more complex properties, such as higher oil content, cinnamic acid, and anthocyanin,” he explains.
Still Austin isn’t the first to distill this grain, however—High Wire Distilling in Charleston has been making whiskey from Jimmy Red corn for almost a decade.
Jimmy Runkle looks exactly like someone who makes moonshine. The difference is, this ‘shine isn’t created in barrels in a remote warehouse, this beverage is perfectly legal.
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