Climax Whiskey Wood-Fired Moonshine

Product Description

Tim Smith’s Climax Wood-Fired Whiskey: Moonshine Recipe, Aged with Oak and Maple

Tim Smith’s Climax Wood-Fired Whiskey is what happens when a moonshiner goes legit. Tim Smith is a moonshiner from Climax, Virginia, and the star of the Discovery Channel series Moonshiners, and he built this whiskey on his family’s century-old recipe, passed down from granddad to dad to him. Where his Original Moonshine is clear and unaged, Wood-Fired takes that same recipe and ages and filters it with toasted oak and maple wood, which gives it a reddish-amber color and a smoky, wood-forward flavor. The brand calls it Tim Smith’s revolutionary whiskey, “made to be in a class of its own,” and it’s not your ordinary American bourbon-style whiskey.

It’s an approachable bottle for people who like bourbon or rye and want something a little different, and an easy introduction to the moonshine world for those who don’t want the raw bite of white whiskey.

How Climax Wood-Fired Is Made

The whiskey starts with Tim Smith’s moonshine recipe, distilled from corn, rye, and malted barley at Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper, Virginia, a family-owned distillery that has kept the tradition of copper pot still whiskey alive. The spirit is then aged and filtered with toasted oak and maple wood, which adds color, sweetness, and smoky character, and is cooled in oak containers as a final step. It’s bottled at 45% ABV (90 proof). It earned a Platinum, Best of Class, at the 2017 SIP Awards and a Gold at the 2017 North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition.

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Reddish amber.

Nose: A hint of maple sweetness, with sweet corn and mild rye.

Palate: Rich and wood-forward, with deep notes of oak and vanilla, smoky caramelized oak, and a corn and malted barley mouthfeel.

Finish: Warm and smooth, with earthy, nutty notes and rye spice.

Food Pairings

The maple, caramel, and smoky oak in Climax Wood-Fired pair well with barbecue, smoked ribs, pulled pork, and fried chicken. It also goes well with cornbread, baked beans, and pecan pie, and the maple notes make it a natural fit for bacon or a breakfast sausage brunch.

Serving Suggestions

Climax Wood-Fired is smooth enough to sip neat or over ice. The brand’s own signature serve is the Climax Old Fashioned: 1½ oz Wood-Fired Whiskey, a sugar cube saturated with Angostura bitters, and a dash of water, stirred over ice. It also works well with ginger beer, cola, or apple cider for an easy highball.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it moonshine or whiskey? It starts as Tim Smith’s moonshine recipe, then it’s aged and filtered with toasted oak and maple, so it’s sold as a whiskey with a moonshine heritage.

What proof is it? 90 proof (45% ABV).

Who is Tim Smith? A moonshiner from Climax, Virginia, and a star of the Discovery Channel series Moonshiners.

Where is it made? At Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper, Virginia.

What’s the difference from Climax Original Moonshine? The Original is clear and unaged. Wood-Fired is aged and filtered with oak and maple, so it’s amber and has a smoother, richer, wood-forward flavor.

How should I drink it? Neat, on the rocks, in an Old Fashioned, or with ginger beer.

Explore More

Want to try another one from Tim Smith? Check out the Tim Smith Southern Reserve Bourbon Whiskey, or save with the Climax Original + Fire Moonshine + Whiskey Combo. Shop the full Tim Smith collection for more moonshine and whiskey.

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