Steven Tickle gained a wealth of old-time distilling knowledge from older relatives at a young age in Danville, Virginia. He experimented with recipes on his own ten-gallon still using a turkey fryer, jelly jars for double-thump kegs and a shotgun condenser. Addicted to perfecting his craft, Tickle often states, “It gets in your blood. I’ll moonshine ‘til the day I die.”
Moonshiners | Sugarlands Shine | Tickle’s Dynamite Cinnamon Moonshine Tasting Notes
Nose: Sweet with a hint of spice
Palate: Candy coated hot coal
Finish: Smooth, spicy kick
Pairings & Suggestions
Dynamite Cinnamon pairs will with: vanilla, gala apples, chocolate, ginger and peach.
Pour a glass to accompany your meal when it consists of gamey meat, pork or yams.
Awards
San Francisco World Spirits Competition – Silver Medal
Distillery Information
Opened in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 2014, Sugarlands Distilling Company produces craft-quality moonshine and whiskey. Using an artisanal stone mill to grind grains like corn and rye into meal, Sugarlands Distilling Company then mixes in pure Smoky Mountain water to create the mash. From there, the liquid is transferred to the fermenter to simmer for a few days, and when the time is right, that “wash” is pumped into the copper pot still where it is heated and distilled. The alcohol vapor filters through the copper pipes and rises through the plates of the distillation column, down through the chilling column to cool and is finally poured out of the Spirit Safe.
