Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine available in stores & online

This little distillery hidden deep in the Appalachian Mountains makes only one product: Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine. It’s made from the original Hatfield family moonshine recipe passed down to Nancy Hatfield, who is a great-great-granddaughter the of notorious Devil Anse Hatfield. Hence the distillery’s catchy slogan, “The Drink of the Devil.”

Hatfield passed the recipe on to her son-in-law, Chad Bishop, who owns and operates the distillery with his wife Amber, who is Nancy Hatfield’s daughter. “She brought it up here in a bible and opened it up and said here it is,” Bishop said, “I’m the only one that knows it besides her.”

Produced and bottled in small batches at the distillery in Gilbert, West Virginia, they use 100% West Virginia grown corn as their main ingredient in their 90 Proof spirit. While it may be made in slightly larger batches than it was 150 years ago, it’s still very true to its roots.

Buy in Stores & Online

You will find the original Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine sold at many liquor stores in West Virginia, including those in Walmart and Sam’s Club. For folks from outside the region, the product is sometimes available through Woods Wholesale Wine online store. They can ship to many states.

Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine is also sold in retail liquor stores in several other states including Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Florida and New Jersey.

At the distillery, you will also find other Hatfield & McCoy products, including The Devil’s Fire (cinnamon-flavored shine), Ol’ Randall’s Recipe Moonshine, The Real McCoy Unaged Corn Whiskey, and the new Devil Anse’s Double Barrel Bourbon. Be aware that these spirits are made in small-batches and may not always be available.

You can also purchase logo flasks, T-shirts, hats, hoodies and glassware at the distillery.

Bishop a moonshine ambassador

We ran into Chad Bishop at the halls of the West Virginia Legislature while he was helping a local tourism agency promote the attractions in his part of southern West Virginia. Bishop said sales of his moonshine have been strong, but you have to work to keep them that way.

He encouraged people to look for whiskey made by authentic small, distillers such as himself and  not to be fooled by the “moonshine” labels that are produced by large national distilling companies with no roots or facilities in Appalachia.

Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine, on the other hand, is produced, hand-bottled, corked, labeled, packed and shipped all from their facility in Gilbert, West Virginia, which is less than 8 miles from the grave of Devil Anse Hatfield and his family.

Due to the work of Bishop and other small distillers, the Legislature passed a bill that substantially lowered state fees on product the craft distilleries sold at their tasting rooms. in effect allowing the product sold at tasting rooms to become a more profitable venture. the new law took effect in June 2015.

Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine  distillery began business in 2012 and put its first moonshine into distribution in November 2013. When not working in the distillery proper, Bishop spends a lot of his time out doing marketing and promotions. Since most have little in the way of an advertising budget, craft distillers will tell you that marketing is the hardest job they have. It helps tremendously if you have a back story like Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine.

Visit the Distillery

Distillery Operation Hours
Monday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Bottles of Moonshine may be purchased at the distillery.
The tasting room serves free samples at all hours the distillery is open.

Tours are available. The distillery gift shop offers T-shirts, glassware, and other moonshine swag.

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Location
297 James Av.
Gilbert, West Virginia

Call for directions: (304) 664-2903
Distillery Website: http://www.drinkofthedevilmoonshine.com