Before the prohibition, North Carolina was the queen of bourbon. She saw over 450 distilleries shipping bourbon by train, bringing high-quality bourbon whiskey to local taverns across the Carolinas.
When whiskey went underground, North Carolina hid her treasure beneath the light of the moon. From her eastern swamps to her mountain coves, “moonshine” became the homegrown alternative across the state. As legal bourbon slowly resurfaced, we discovered that North Carolina’s craft had never left.