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Local Man Thinks His Old McDavid Recipe Moonshine Is Good. He’ll Try To Prove It Tonight On National TV.
March 10, 2020
A Flomaton man will compete on national television to see if he makes the best moonshine during tonight’s episode of Moonshiners Master Distiller on the Discovery Channel.
“I had an old timer from McDavid that had many years experience in moonshine teach me how to do it about 13 years ago,” Johnny Griffis said, describing the man as a real character. “He gave me his old school family recipe.”
But don’t think Griffis will share the complete recipe for what he described as “an old school corn liquor moonshine”. He said it’s absolutely top secret. And moonshining is illegal in both Alabama and Florida.
The show was filmed in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in December under the license of a local distiller there, making the production legal.
And Griffis hopes that local residents will one day be able to purchase his moonshine. He said he’s filed the paperwork to start a legal distillery in the area.
Master Distiller airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the Discovery Channel. Griffis was not allowed to tell us in advance if he won.
According to the Discovery Channel, “America’s top legal and outlaw distillers go head to head in the ultimate booze-making competition to see who has what it takes to join the ranks of the greats and win the title of Master Distiller.” The champion of each episode will receive a limited release of their winning recipe through Sugarlands Distilling Co.
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15 Responses to “Local Man Thinks His Old McDavid Recipe Moonshine Is Good. He’ll Try To Prove It Tonight On National TV.”
Great job and now you probably on the lookout from TriCity finest.
Johnny you’re #1 in our area and represented LA respectable. Great Job!
We are routing rooting for you! Good Luck!!!❗
Dang, I missed it…..
Hope you make it an open a bar in Molino an sell your product
Good luck Johnny. I hope you do blow them out and make it big. You are an awesome guy and deserve whatever this may bring you in return. I hope it’s BIG $$$$$$$$
Way to go Johnny!! We talked about this about a month ago!! Im so happy for you!! Keep up the great work….
I’d be happy to sample this and let him know how good it is. I have had some really good stuff in the past. Then again, I’ve had some shine that tasted like break cleaner as well.
Just wondering if this recipe was passed down by my Uncle Buck?
@Lifendason There are much better things you could do with your life but I guess the lust for putting other people down and being ugly is your thing. Good luck tonight Johnny!!!
@Lifendason there are much better things to do with your life than criticise other people but I understand your lust for being the perfect person. Johnny I wish you the best of luck!!!
Wow, I had family members when I was young go to jail/prison for making this stuff and now they do it on TV.
There are better things to do with your time sir, but I understand the love for money lust.
Has to be aged in a chared small wooden barrel with sliced apple out in the flower bed so wife dosent know about it. At least a month.
hope you make a million johnny.
Would love to purchase some of this….