New Copper Run Overproof Moonshine Lights Up At 120 Proof

There’s moonshine, and then there’s moonshine in overdrive. That’s what the case seems to be at Copper Run Distillery in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri, where a new white whiskey offering is clocking in at a hefty 120 proof.

The Overproof Ozark Mountain Moonshine, said Copper Run, is distilled and blended from separate batches of corn, wheat and barley before going directly into bottle to offer a crystal clear spirit that’s high on the octane. Tasting notes from the distillery indicate an aroma that’s indicative of fruity grain, followed by a flavor that’s sweet buttery corn, toasted wheat and caramelized barley over mid-tongue heat. It finishes clean, with hints of rich granola, honey, cinnamon and licorice.

Copper Run’s new moonshine joins a standard proof white dog that’s made from an original 80% corn, 20% wheat sour mash process using a traditional pot still, as well as an aged “spirit whiskey” that rested in white oak barrels made locally with Missouri White Oak. It prices for around $24 for a 375 ml bottle and, in a nice buying option that isn’t the case with a lot of craft distillers, can be bought online directly from the distillery.