HARDIN â Although Hardinâs Silver Trail Distillery is no longer in operation, founder Spencer Balentine has formed a new partnership with a Paducah distillery and the daughter of country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette to continue making his familyâs century-old recipe for apple-cinnamon whiskey.
Balentine founded Silver Trail Distillery in 2011 to make moonshine from a family recipe handed down to him by his father. The distillery manufactured LBLâs Most Wanted, which was a clear, unaged, 100 proof (50% alcohol by volume) corn whiskey, as well as an 80 proof version called LBL Jr. Another of their products was Apple Sin, an apple pie and cinnamon-flavored moonshine that came in 24.2 proof and the more potent 82 proof ânitroâ version. The brands won several International SIP Awards.