Moonshine While on Vacation

Yes...that's Moonshine!  Thanks for asking!  Moonshine is now legal in Tennessee.  Because this is so historical we just HAD to visit...and sample!  Yeah...that's it...that's why we visited Ole Smoky Moonshine in Gatlinburg! 

This is one of my favorite photographs I took while on vacation.  I usually take one of my larger cameras but this time I only took my iPhone and I have to say I am impressed and pleased with the outcome.

This photo is of Ole Smoky's Moonshine...White Lightening and some of their Cherries in Moonshine.

And this is just a small look at their shop!  They had walls and walls of Moonshine just like this.  Dale tried the straight up ones where I had to try the flavors.  They are famous for their Apple Pie.  I thought it would be more apple and a hint of cinnamon but it was mostly cinnamon with a touch of apple instead.  It was ok but I was left wanting, I think.  The ones that I really liked were the Pineapple and Blackberry!  We ended up actually buying some of the Blackberry.  Dale liked that one, too!

This was a shot of the outside of their store.  It was beautiful!  Behind the wood sign there was stage area where they had live Bluegrass Music and chairs where people could sit.

Dale ended up buying a hat, too!  Their Moonshine goes for about $25 per jar.

Their set up was in the heart of the Gatlinburg Tourism and Shopping District.  Right next to them was a Mellow Mushroom (restaurant).  I really wanted to go but we didn't go to that one we ended up going to the Mellow Mushroom in Pigeon Forge instead.

One View on One Day

A view from the balcony.  It was about 76 degrees, sunny, and fair outside...a very nice day!  We went to WonderWorks and I will post separately about that adventure but a few other things we did was drive around Pigeon Forge, spend time in our cabin, a lot of time with Paco, and we went Grocery Shopping at Kroger and found a few good deals.  Oh, yes!  Last night we went to Tom & Earl's Back Alley Grill.  It was a neat place in the middle of the village portion of Gatlinburg.  Since we were so tired from our trip I didn't take photos but we hope to go back and spend some time there so I will be sure to take some snaps when we return to that area.  Another thing that happened this morning we already saw our first black bear.  I wasn't able to get a picture, tho, it was about a foot from our parked car in front of the kitchen which is in the front of the cabin.

Before I get to the WonderWorks part - I wanted to post a few photos of the Magic Museum portion of the building.  It was small but neat.  There were a lot of historical magazines, paper clippings, and memorabilia.  A great place to visit for families and any fan of magic.  

They had displayed a few of the magicians classics such as this one.  I really enjoyed seeing the old time media, photos, and pop culture part of it.

And I couldn't help but think of Harry Potter when I saw their collection of wands.

Next up...a post about the WonderWorks Portion of this building.  One of my favorite parts was the eye candy - starting off with this wild up-side-down building!  This is in Pigeon Forge, TN, and was fun...stay tuned for more...