Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine
Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine is as American as it sounds — 750mL at 35% ABV (70 proof), Tennessee moonshine blended with pure apple juice, ground cinnamon, and other spices, from Ole Smoky Distillery in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 35% (70 proof)
- Size: 750mL mason jar
- Style: Flavored moonshine — corn-based moonshine with apple juice, cinnamon, spices
- History: Launched at 40 proof; relaunched nationally at 70 proof in January 2016
- Origin: Gatlinburg, Tennessee — Ole Smoky Distillery
As American as Apple Pie
The brand's logic is right there on the label: moonshine is as American as apple pie, so they blended the two — pure apple juice, ground cinnamon, and warm spices folded into Tennessee moonshine. It launched at 40 proof and came back in 2016 at a bolder 70, which is the bottling on shelves today: baked apple and cinnamon up front, smooth and sweet going down. It's the flagship of the flavored jars in the moonshine collection — and if one jar converts a skeptic, this is usually the one. The full lineup is at Ole Smoky.
Tasting Notes
Baked apple, warm cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla — sweet and smooth, "goes down as easy as apple pie" (brand-retailer consensus).
How to Enjoy
Serve chilled or over ice — it needs nothing. Warmed gently, it drinks like hot apple cider with intent. It also spikes apple cider and fall punches.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the proof of Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine?
70 proof (35% ABV) in the current national bottling. Some retailers still show the pre-2016 40 proof — that's stale.
What's in it?
Tennessee moonshine blended with pure apple juice, ground cinnamon, and other spices.
Is it a whiskey?
It's a flavored moonshine — corn-based, unaged — not an aged whiskey.
How should I drink it?
Chilled or over ice; warmed like cider; or in fall punches.
The jar that usually converts the skeptics — order Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
