Owners Randy Berry (left) and Greg Shuford stand beside their still at Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. A new state law will allow N.C. consumers to buy distilled spirits on Sundays at distilleries statewide.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Owners Randy Berry, left, and Greg Shuford stand outside Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. Berry and Shuford have worked for the past 14 months to create the first legal distillery for McDowell County and four other counties since before Prohibition.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Owners Greg Shuford, left, and Randy Berry stand behind their bottles of hand-crafted liquor at Copper Creek Distillery in Marion.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Marion McDowell News Co-owner Randy Berry shows the corn mash used for making liquor at Copper Creek Distillery. The corn came from McDowell County.
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So far, Copper Creek Distillery has produced three flavors of moonshine: apple and grape (both 80 proof) and straight regular moonshine called “Il-Lic-It,” which is 90 proof. Owners Greg Shuford and Randy Berry plan to make brandy and their special signature heirloom blend. They intend to add four other flavors of moonshine: apple pie, peach, chocolate and coffee. Those will be 60 proof.
Marion McDowell News Co-owner Randy Berry shows the corn mash used for making liquor at Copper Creek Distillery. The corn came from McDowell County.
MIKE CONLEY/MCDOWELL NEWS
Owners Greg Shuford, left, and Randy Berry stand behind their bottles of hand-crafted liquor at Copper Creek Distillery in Marion.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
So far, Copper Creek Distillery has produced three flavors of moonshine: apple and grape (both 80 proof) and straight regular moonshine called “Il-Lic-It,” which is 90 proof. Owners Greg Shuford and Randy Berry plan to make brandy and their special signature heirloom blend. They intend to add four other flavors of moonshine: apple pie, peach, chocolate and coffee. Those will be 60 proof.
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Owners Randy Berry (left) and Greg Shuford stand beside their still at Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. A new state law will allow N.C. consumers to buy distilled spirits on Sundays at distilleries statewide.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Owners Randy Berry, left, and Greg Shuford stand outside Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. Berry and Shuford have worked for the past 14 months to create the first legal distillery for McDowell County and four other counties since before Prohibition.
Owners Randy Berry (left) and Greg Shuford stand beside their still at Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. A new state law will allow N.C. consumers to buy distilled spirits on Sundays at distilleries statewide.
Owners Randy Berry, left, and Greg Shuford stand outside Copper Creek Distillery in Marion. Berry and Shuford have worked for the past 14 months to create the first legal distillery for McDowell County and four other counties since before Prohibition.
So far, Copper Creek Distillery has produced three flavors of moonshine: apple and grape (both 80 proof) and straight regular moonshine called “Il-Lic-It,” which is 90 proof. Owners Greg Shuford and Randy Berry plan to make brandy and their special signature heirloom blend. They intend to add four other flavors of moonshine: apple pie, peach, chocolate and coffee. Those will be 60 proof.
