Palmetto Moonshine Myrtle Beach SC

Moonshining has always been an illegal part of the backwoods culture and heritage. Historically it was an occupation of secrecy carried out by those who were brave or desperate enough to risk a lengthy jail sentence for putting food on the table, today moonshining has become mainstream enough to have its own television series.

Despite the legality of making moonshine those who choose to take on the risk will always find a willing audience eagerly awaiting the next delivery.

With the risks involved many shiners are choosing to turn their backwoods brew into legal ventures. As someone born and raised in the backwoods of West Virginia I'm familiar with moonshine as I've tasted several of _______'s products over the years and most of these legal ventures fall flat on their faces when it comes to being true authentic backwoods style shine.

I happened to be driving by a few years ago in Myrtle Beach SC when Palmetto Moonshine opened their retail store and being a good ole boy I had to drop in to enjoy a taste testing. I was shocked at how tasty their shine actually was and how true to the backwoods recipes they'd managed to keep their product while still being legal.

I won't go into a ton of details here but their grand opening advertising consisted of a 20ft inflatable moonshine jar and a gray-bearded guy dressed in overalls spinning a sign along the busy main road that read "South Carolina's First Legal Moonshine". When I entered their shop I was promptly carded, my hand was stamped with their logo steer, and I was escorted to a bar made out of rough cut sawmill boards to sample their selection. I was so impressed I brought home a case and I've been back several times since to pick up quarts for friends who I'd allowed to try a swig from my now legal stash.

If you're ever in Myrtle Beach swing by and check out Palmetto Moonshine for some great tasting shine, photo ops, and unique gifts and souvenirs or you can just order some from their website linked above.