InspiredByPork
Climax Moonshine Original Recipe
White — Virginia, USA
Reviewed
December 31, 2019 (edited February 15, 2022)
A surprisingly authentic taste of what a well-crafted moonshine *should* have tasted like. Nowadays, if you're buying "moonshine" from the ol country boys down at the lumber yard, Cletus and Cooter, you're probably getting some real low grade swill made mostly from sugar and little more than poorly distilled crap.
A proper country style moonshine would have been part corn, part barley, and part sugar, which the sadly named "Climax" moonshine is. Few people today are prepared for a full corn whisky, a strongly flavored grain with a bit of an acquired taste when young. The balance of sugar, contributing to a basically flavorless neutrality, dilutes the edginess of the corn flavor, while a touch of malt brings in the bready familiarity.
Just to drink on it's own, I find little utility in it. I just don't care much for unaged corn whisky. In a technical sense, it's well done though. The price puts this far out of line for what you're getting and the value is lacking here. You're paying for a lot of novelty. But if you wanted to know what a proper moonshine should taste like, look no further.
27.0
USD
per
Bottle
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