What is Brandy? What is Moonshine?

By: Heather HutchinsonJune 26, 2025

You may be asking – “What is brandy? What is moonshine?”

Brandy is simply any liquor distilled from a fruit mash.

Any fruit can be used to make brandy.

Apple Jack is specific to an apple mash (we use apple cider!)

Moonshine is a blanket term for liquor, as it can be made from anything.

Most commonly, moonshine is a corn & sugar mash.

Our local sugar source in West Virginia is maple syrup – so it only made sense for us to make our moonshine from it!