When Jimmy Red corn became nearly extinct, ... to identify the ideal strain of corn for their whiskey. Roberts walked them through a tasting of more than 20 varieties, ...

Jimmy Red corn is an heirloom crop that generations of moonshiners knew for its nutty sweet flavor and high oil content. Scientists know it as one of a few plants that could help grow food in the ...

The Jimmy Red Corn Whiskey has quite a lot going on. First off, this is a whiskey, not a bourbon, since it is made with more than 80 percent corn and aged (for five months) in a used barrel.

At the start of the 2000s, only two ears of corn remained. Courtesy of High Wire Distilling Co. Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell didn’t set out to help save a part of the country’s ...

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 ...

Crouch Distilling’s 2017 release of Jimmy Red Corn Whiskey is Nov. 4. Provided photograph It’s the season for craft beer and spirits, and distilleries in South Carolina are taking advantage ...

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.

40 percent ABV. $60 per bottle. 947 South Stadium Rd., BAY #3. 803-764-6839. crouchdistilling.com.

Jimmy Red corn is an heirloom crop that generations of moonshiners knew for its nutty sweet flavor and high oil content. Scientists know it as one of a few plants that could help grow food in the ...