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 ...

At the beginning of the 1900s, Jimmy Red corn was pervasive across Appalachia, and it slowly spread east into South Carolina. The corn was used in everything from moonshine to grits due to its ...

Still Austin Whiskey Co., a standout in the heart of Texas’s capital, has just dropped its oldest Bottled in Bond bourbon yet ...

Here's how the baker turned distiller approaches flavor and organic farming in a refreshing way that's led to Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon Whiskey with a 100% corn mash bill.

They were the last two ears of Jimmy Red. A local moonshiner – and the last known grower of Jimmy Red corn – had just died, and the family no longer wanted to grow corn for whiskey distilling.

But when introduced to James Island, or “Jimmy” Red corn, their stories became entangled with that of the endangered grain, and ultimately, its resurgence.

They were the last two ears of Jimmy Red. A local moonshiner – and the last known grower of Jimmy Red corn – had just died, and the family no longer wanted to grow corn for whiskey distilling.

But when introduced to James Island, or “Jimmy” Red corn, their stories became entangled with that of the endangered grain, and ultimately, its resurgence.

Years later, scientists realized Chewning likely saved Jimmy Red from extinction and with it, a genetic code that may help commercial corn growers combat a rapidly changing climate.

At the beginning of the 1900s, Jimmy Red corn was pervasive across Appalachia, and it slowly spread east into South Carolina. The corn was used in everything from moonshine to grits due to its ...

They were the last two ears of Jimmy Red. A local moonshiner – and the last known grower of Jimmy Red corn – had just died, and the family no longer wanted to grow corn for whiskey distilling.