News From Troy & Sons
March 13, 2012
St. Patrick's Day is this Saturday! We've chosen one of most delicious Irish Coffee recipes made with Troy & Sons Moonshine. You'll have them green with envy when you serve Irish Moon Coffee!
March 11, 2012
It has been great meeting and sharing some Troy & Sons Distillers Moonshine with the guys from Flogging Molly and Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears!
March 6, 2012
Thank you to everyone who came out to our table at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival!! We had a great time! In case you missed it, here are some of our highlights of the event, including meeting big name chefs and operators from Vendue Inn, Solas Raleigh, Daniels Island Golf Club, The IceBox, and James Beard and Hominy Grill owner - Robert Shehling!
February 24, 2012
Met with John McEntire today to plan out this years harvest of crooked creek corn for our moonshine!
January 24, 2012
Troy's passion for finding and creating the best moonshine has led her to a new creation just in time for Valentine's Day . .
"Made by a team comprised of an agronomist/foodie turned master chocolate maker, and an NIH scientist that has produced the world's finest ganaches inspired by recipes from Francois Payard and Pierre Hermé and who has hosted dinner parties at the French Embassy in D.C."
Since these chocolates are hand-made, there is a very limited supply which we are offering exclusively to dedicated Troy & Sons Moonshine friends for Valentine's Day.
UPDATE: Our Moonshine chocolates were a hit! Our Valentine's limited edition chocolates are all gone. Please contact us directly to find out when our next offering for our specialty Moonshine truffles will be available!
December 20, 2011
If you didn't catch this morning's Morning Joe on MSNBC, you missed the brilliant Editor in Chief of Garden & Gun Magazine, David DiBenedetto, talkin bout moonshine! And look at that - he's sporting a bottle of Troy & amp; Sons small-batch moonshine! Watch the clip below to find out about the artisinal spirit movement sweeping the country (and to see the co-host take a sip of our spirit):
November 25, 2011
Look at that! We're on the cover of this month's issue of the outstanding Garden & Gun Magazine! Pick up a copy - you all can say you were there when it started!
November 22, 2011
Olivia Newton John, John Easterling, Kimberly, and Kingsley kept us smiling today over a taste of moonshine. This is the second time we've gotten to meet Olivia. The first was at the Noel Awards in California when our son Marshall wrote the invocation honoring Audrey Hepburn and Rosa Parks. She's even more lovely now. Years seem to improve us if we let them.
November 19, 2011
At M1NT a hip club in Shanghai, Chinese media and distributors got a chance to taste their first American moonshine. Surprisingly they liked our smooth moonshine even more than the aged spirits. Perhaps it was the spirits, but we found the Chinese to be happy and fun loving. By the end of the night Troy had lost her voice from talking too much.
November 10, 2011
At last we are harvesting our Crooked Creek Corn for next year's moonshine. A rare corn makes an even rarer spirit.
November 9, 2011
We just wanted to let everyone know that we'll be releasing a Reserve Moonshine product in the Spring of next year. It will be made from our Moonshine that has been gently mellowed in a Bourbon Barrel. Yes, it's going to be out of this world. It is a classic Charred Mountain Moonshine and will be well worth the wait!
November 7, 2011
Troy & Sons Moonshine has won the Silver medal at this years 2011 New York International Spirits Competition! Thank you New York!
November 5, 2011
Katy Button and Felix Meana at Curate hit it out of the park last night with a liquid nitrogen frozen Margarita made with Troy & Sons Moonshine. And moonshine: vaporized, ice-ified, and topped with salt air. Wow! Elbulli would be proud!
October 25, 2011
Today we are distilling our 100th distillation! Way to go! Wow, time flies when you're having fun!
October 16, 2011
Things have really been taking off here at the distillery. Over two hundred visitors tour the distillery each weekend and get to taste our moonshine, and future products! If you haven't stopped by to see what we are up to yet, what are you waiting for?! Plan a visit to Troy & Sons Distillery
October 12, 2011
Troy & Sons is now available for order online at Crown Wine and Spirits! Click here to order your bottle of Troy & Sons Moonshine online! It's a sermon in a bottle!
October 10, 2011
Click here to read our wonderful feature in Queen City Exclusive magazine: "Sermon in a Bottle"!
September 23, 2011
Taz Cable with Smokey Mountain Magazine, a new PBS show, joined us live at the distillery tonight. He filmed and interviewed our visitors in the tasting room!
September 22, 2011
Have you checked out our recipes page lately? We've been adding handcrafted cocktail recipes developed here at the distillery and at some of the area's best restaurants and bars! Here are two of the latest additions, sent to us by Katie Button.
This cocktail reminds us of a holiday eggnog, but much lighter. The balance of the fruitiness of the moonshine with all the nuttiness of the horchata made from chufas (tigernuts) is really great.
The name Eclipse de Luna is the Spanish translation of lunar eclipse, a nod to the Spanish sherry and Katie's Spanish tapas bar. We like the name because of the play on moon from "moonshine" and also the look of the orange wheel in the golden colored drink, like it is glowing.
Click here to see more Troy & Sons cocktail recipes!
September 21, 2011
The Prohibition era Moonshine drinks at Pack's Tavern tonight should be illegal - they were so good!
September 17, 2011
Asheville Ballet and Moonshine on point, reserve your seat and join us for a preview party Sat the 24th at Troy & Sons!
Winnie the Pooh to Beethoven's 6th, New Work by Lindsey Kelley, and Moonshine set to the live music of the Chapel Hill band Kangaroo and sponsored by Troy & Sons Distillery. A contemporary ballet meditation on the secret local spirits and on the effect of the moon on human spirits. A new Moonshine cocktail called the Poo Bear, created by The Stag at The Grand Bohemian will be available at intermission, as will the Honey Pot, for the young.
September 3, 2011
Look for the new embossed bottles with new style labels! The first batches out there are already collectable if you can find one.
Orders are being refilled like this one at Long Shoals ABC store. Thanks Jeff for the hug!
August 25, 2011
Troy & Sons Moonshine is coming to Florida!!! Mid-September we will have a list of stores carrying the product.
August 22, 2011
Alright! Troy & Sons is on the front page of the Asheville Citizen-Times! The article talks about our first shipments to local ABC stores and our inspiring connection to local choreographer Ann Dunn:
Troy & Sons Moonshine prompted veteran Asheville choreographer Ann Dunn to create a spirited dancework called "Moonshine," which will be performed at the company's season-opening concert Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Diana Wortham Theatre.
The ballet "is not about liquor," but she was inspired by both "the name of the product and the effect that the moon in the sky has on the spirit," Dunn said. "I consider what Troy has done as creating liquid art."
Read the entire article here: Asheville distillery packages, delivers legal moonshine to N.C. ABC stores
August 19, 2011
Be on the lookout for these early edition batches. They have embossing on the back of the bottles, not on the front. It's a long story.
August 18, 2011
We finally did it! Our first pallets are out the door and should be in stores soon!
Charlie and I delivered 12 cases to Bryson City last night by special delivery. They are headed to Shinefest! See you there!
August 8, 2011
Troy spoke at a VIP event at the Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival and visited with folks from all over the world. People from Raleigh to Chicago got a chance to taste our lost corn moonshine!
August 3, 2011
We've spent the past two days bottling and should be rolling product to the NC ABC stores later this week!
August 1, 2011
Watch this new video from the distillery that shows some excellent sampling moments!
July 20, 2011
Troy will be a featured guest on the Sirius XM 'Freewheelin' show on Road Dog next Wednesday, July 27, at 12pm! Be sure to tune in - there will be a live interview about Troy & Sons and moonshining!
July 16, 2011
July 12, 2011
Troy & Sons is featured on Asheville's own Mountain Xpress magazine!
Troy and Sons, a legit, licensed and local moonshine distillery, is "all heart," says Troy Ball, mother of three and white whiskey (aka moonshine) maker. With her all-American-girl looks and soft smile, there's nothing about this former Texan that hints at liquor distiller, let alone moonshine maker.
Read the entire article at the Mountain Xpress website: "Do it right or go home: Troy and Sons Moonshine Distillery opens in Asheville"
July 7, 2011
We're running double mash runs in order to keep up with the orders. Looks like bottling will start in the next day or two.
July 3, 2011
Troy & Sons 819 will be the first commercially available Batch in NC ABC stores. Grab yours and bring it by for an autograph and tour!
July 1, 2011
Here are some excerpts from tasting notes from the American Distilling Institute's Craft Spirits Judging in April:
Palate: "Chocolate, fruit, malt and oak"
Nose: "Vanilla, wine, fruit intrigued..."
and the comment that floored and delighted us: "Best I could ask for with corn whiskey..."
Looks like we're doing something right!
June 27, 2011
Our federal and state permits have officially been transfered to our New Location at 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, Suite T, Asheville, NC 28803, adjacent to Highland Brewing Company. It's great to be in big space with great neighbors. We are producing moonshine that will be bottled and sent to the ABC stores first of next week.
June 17, 2011
Meet the new baby, our 2000 liter copper still! In three days, Robert Birnecker and Mark DeSimone helped us with our installation. A monumental task.
June 11, 2011
At last the 2000 liter still has arrived! We're carefully unloading and getting ready for installation.
June 3, 2011
Thanks to Melanie McGee Bianchi for a wonderful piece about Troy & Sons in Verve Magazine!
When Ball combed the coves herself a few years back, developing relationships with WNC farmers in search of authentic corn-liquor recipes, she didn't stop until she discovered the McEntire family in McDowell county, purveyors of Crooked Creek corn. Their corn is a rare breed that's been trademarked for its particular taste and purity. Ball partnered up with the McEntires to make what she says is an especially smooth liquor with hints of vanilla. In late May, she started running batches of a fermented mash through a giant 2,000-liter copper still, manufactured in Germany and shipped in to Asheville.
Read the entire article: "Living Proof" by Melanie McGee Bianchi or look for a copy of the June edition.
May 17, 2011
A nice shout-out from USA Today in an article about the growth of the craft distilleries across the country. It looks like we aren't the only ones working alongside a craft brewery...Read the full article: Local liquor distillers grow in number, popularity
May 16, 2011
The following North Carolina ABC Boards have placed orders with us!
- FRANKLIN ABC BOARD
- JOHNSTON COUNTY ABC BOARD
- MORGANTON ABC BOARD
- SYLVA ABC BOARD
- HIGH COUNTRY ABC BOARD
- WEST JEFFERSON ABC BOARD
- PILOT MOUNTAIN ABC BOARD
- BOONE ABC BOARD
- WOODFIN ABC BOARD
- MECKLENBURG WHSE ABC BOARD
- WALNUT COVE ABC BOARD
- ALBEMARLE ABC BOARD
- WAYNESVILLE ABC BOARD
- WAXHAW ABC BOARD
- GREENSBORO ABC BOARD
- RUTHERFORDTON ABC BOARD
- GIBSONVILLE ABC BOARD
We'll be updating our website soon with a map that will make it easy to find a store near you!
May 9, 2011
I'm distilling this morning and I have to say the distillery smells incredible! The back door is open and I can hear the tractor finishing the last planting of Crooked Creek Corn for this year. The spirits produced today will be redistilled and put on oak for our new product which will be released this fall. The day couldn't be better. We have begun putting spirits in Oak Barrels for the future release of our aged whiskey. It's amazing how quickly the spirits change once they make contact with oak. ~ TROY BALL
April 28, 2011
Tomorrow we are delivering our Crooked Creek Seed Corn to one of our growers. He will be planting on Saturday in the central part of the state and our local Crooked Creek Corn Crop will be planted next week. Very exciting time!
March 31, 2011
March 23, 2011
Our first official tasting took place last night in Greensboro with the North Carolina ABC Commission. Our moonshine was truly appreciated by this group of very knowledgeable spirits vendors. Over and over we heard "this is so smooth," and "this is the way moonshine is supposed to be." Clarence, from Eastern North Carolina said this is what we call "Good Boot!"
March 20, 2011
This mini display rack is made of wormy Red Oak and will be the model for racks that will be in the NC ABC stores. Benny Flynn and I had a great time designing, building and then staining our hand made model. That stain did a number on my hands!
March 4, 2011
Take a moment to watch a WLOS ABC 13 news segment about Troy & Sons (link temporarily down). "Mountain moonshine has upgraded from a mason jar to a liquor bottle. Troy & Sons will be Western North Carolina's first craft distillery, selling a smooth version of moonshine in small batches. There will be a tasting room next to Highland Brewing in Asheville. The goal is to change the image of this southern white whiskey."
