Before George Jones passed away, his wife Nancy made him a promise.  George had always dreamed of making his own line of whiskey, Nancy made the dream come true with, George Jones' "White Lightening Moonshine."  And it has turned into an award winning blend.

George Jones' White Lightening Moonshine
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“George always wanted to own his own brand of whiskey,” said Nancy Jones, George’s widow. “This was one of the promises I made to him before he died, that I’d make that dream come true.”  In 2012, George was quoted as saying "“Alcohol has owned me and controlled much of my life. Now is my time to own it.”

At the annual Spirit International Prestige Awards, George Jones White Lightning Apple Pie took home a Platinum Medal for Unaged Flavor Infused Whiskey/Moonshine.  That's a really good start for the brand that was just released in April this year.  It's available at the George Jones Museum in Nashville.

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