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thanks to Josh Mitchell (link here) for photoMoonshine Mystic by Rural Missouri Magazine (click here for article link)
“Blansit may use some new equipment, but his techniques are centuries old. He said he considers it a privilege to continue to educate the public about the skill and ingenuity of the men who comprise a significant part of the heritage of the Ozarks.”
— Tyler Francke
She works at Copper Run Distillery in Walnut Shade and frequently plays there with Bilyeu on Sunday afternoons. They plan to record the songs there, and Bilyeu will produce the CD — quick and simple, with no specific deadline. “Something to sell with the bottles of moonshine and listen to while you drink,” she said with a laugh. She considered whether “moonshine” was the appropriate term for Copper Run’s artisanal spirits. After a moment, she said, “Well, it’s top-shelf moonshine.”
Copper Run Distillery: It’s About Quality, Not Quantity! – OzarksFirst.com.
“Sippin’ History At Copper Run” by Sandy Clark, photo by Mark Scheifelbein.
Article in Missouri Life Magazine, October 2011.
Complementary Rum tasting paired with truffles infused with Copper Run Rum.
Thank you to everybody who came to enjoy the YMCA benefit at Murder Rock
Copper Run was voted Rural Missouri´s winner of the Southwest best of Wild Card. linked here: www.ruralmissouri.org
It was snowing in Ozarks yet again in 2011, so beautiful with rainbow sparkles fluttered and piled everywhere. When it does snow, one must get out and enjoy it, fall down in it, try making a face print, write your name, sled it, and finally when you are totally frozen go back inside where everything is warm and cozy, strip out of your wet clothes and sit down to a whiskey on the snow. Or if you are one of those who have been soaking fruit in the Moonshine… make yourself an amazing fruit moonshine ice cream. Take advantage of it being knee deep!
read full interview at following link: americancraftspirits.com
American Craft Spirits: Some of the best oak in the world which is used to age Scotch comes right from Missouri – will you being taking advantage of this fact in the future?
Jim: We are so fortunate to be producing whiskey in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. Our white oak trees are world famous for making excellent barrels. We use these barrels to age our corn whiskey and the results are exciting. We are bottling a one year old whiskey now and look forward to offering older spirits in the future.”
photo by Steven Smith
Video featured by KSPR that can also be viewed at Worldnews Distilleries(link)
“It started at age 13, when Blansit and his brother were growing up on their grandparents’ land in Walnut Shade. Their mother always whipped up things like homemade ketchup or peanut butter. “I always knew I could make anything I wanted to,” says Blansit. “Food didn’t come from the store.” And neither did the wine.”
Our friends had stopped by to purchase some of our fine spirits. Nancy took a few awesome photos of the building and still. I wanted to share a few of them with you. Hopefully we will see some of you in person when you stop in to say Hello!
Copper still made by COLONEL WILSON http://www.coppermoonshinestills.com/
Tasting room painted by Laura… bar built mostly by Big Jim using old barrel staves for the bar, barn wood for the walls and tin for the ceiling from great granpa Chet’s long gone billiards room.
The Crew: Jim Blansit Sr. and Jr. and Dave Alviar (missing Ricard Solà, the food and water girls Lois and Charity Blansit, Laura and all the ones who gave a helping hand here and there)