But while much of the making of the famous liquor has been kept in the shadows, nowadays, moonshine is fully in the spotlight. And there can be no mention of moonshine without Popcorn Sutton.

A still on display - and presumably working, judging by the warnings - at Ole Smoky Distillery in Pigeon Forge. (Photo by Keith Roysdon) Moonshine has always been the stuff of Appalachian legends. For ...

“We believe the name, legacy and quality of Popcorn Sutton transcends a classification as moonshine, and the phrase The Original Small Batch Recipe better ties back to the genuine authenticity ...

Ray tells me the story of “Popcorn” Sutton, a notorious moonshiner who committed suicide ... And he also had his grave marker, a small grave marker that was already made, to put on his grave.

Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton got a surge of popularity after Discovery TV aired "Moonshiners" Wednesday about the famous moonshiner. The documentary still is from "The Last One", a 2009 film about ...

A white whiskey named for a famed Appalachian moonshiner started out ... and emails seeking comment Friday. The small distillery's website says Popcorn Sutton's white whiskey is currently ...

The trademark infringement legal feud pits an industry blue blood against a tiny distiller that proudly claims to carry on the tradition of Appalachian moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton.

In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled. It’s only ...

A white whiskey named for a famed Appalachian moonshiner started out ... and emails seeking comment Friday. The small distillery's website says Popcorn Sutton's white whiskey is currently ...

In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled. It’s only ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — You might remember an old man with a long beard who loved moonshine by the name of Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, whose autobiography and appearances on documentaries on ...

Filmmaker Hutcheson brings the subject of his documentary The Last One to the page in this touching tribute to Popcorn Sutton, “an archetypal mountain moonshiner.” Mixing memories, research ...