In the article “Legendary Tennessee Moonshiner Plied His Trade to the End” by Stephen Miller, the author writes about a man who, according to tradition, has been making moonshine for generations now. This was his way of life and he was proud of what he did. With Cocke Country Tennessee being in the top four moonshine capitals of the world, Mr. Sutton had great business and was able to keep a family tradition alive through yet another era. During his life, Mr. Popcorn was able to take part in a documentary and was able to write an auto biography entitled “Me and My Likker”. This made him quite popular though out the rural towns from Tennessee to North Carolina. Not only did people start to recognize his name, but they also sold memorabilia to those who wanted Mr. Sutton to be a part of their fine dining experience with plates adorning his slim bearded face. The making of this special kid of hard liquor goes back to when the Scottish- Irish came over to the New World in order to make a better lives for themselves. Although it was not illegal until after the Civil war, today it is still very much illegal to sell and make moonshine. This will continue to be the case until the federal government can somehow regulate the selling of moonshine and also get a cut in the profits. Trying to regulate each urn in which the moonshiners make their liquid gold can be a hard task to do also. Each farmer has a different machine in which they make different kinds of liquor so there is not just one specific way to completely regulate the machines. After having several close calls with the law, Mr. Popcorn finally got busted. The police caught him with over 186 gallons of moonshine stashed away in an abandoned school bus on his property. The day before he was to report to jail, his wife found him dead in his truck.
That's all for now!
~Ali
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