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JB Rader on 'Moonshiners' has a country song about him — and not too long ago partnered with a North Carolina distillery!

For over eight years, Discovery Channel viewers were mesmerized by the docudrama Moonshiners, which follows the production of high-proof distilled spirits in the Appalachian Mountains.  

One of the series’ maximum memorable stars is JB Rader, who recently released a special edition Honeycrisp Apple Moonshine. Here’s why the locals call him a "legend."

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JB Rader from 'Moonshiners' is instructing his tactics to distillers in North Carolina.

In past due 2018, JB partnered with South Mountain Distilling Co. in Connelly Springs, N.C. to produce a line of moonshines. "We showed JB our facility here at [SMDC] and let him try all of our spirits," owner Don Smith told the Hickory Daily Record in March of remaining year. 

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"He was impressed with the quality of products that we produced, especially our Jasper's Shine. After sampling, we proceeded to talk some business, and after a couple of weeks working out the details, we came to an agreement."

The duo settled on a taste nearly right away. "I asked JB what he would like for his first product to be and taste like and he replied, 'How about an apple moonshine?'" Don recalled. 

"So, after several test runs of some sour mash moonshine, we finally got what he liked," the distiller shared. The resulting advent, which is made with pure cane sugar and sweetened with actual Honeycrisp apple slices and honey, is 60 evidence. 

To be sure that the production is top of the range, JB shared a few of his pointers and tips with the SMDC team. The Tennessee native plans to consult with the distillery a few times a yr to test that each and every facet is up to snuff.

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The moonshiner has a track about him called "The Legend JB Rader."

The tune is written and carried out by country artist Chad Triplett, and lauds JB’s distinctive skillset, including his ability to evade the legislation.

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"This here’s a true story of a moonshiners glory Deep in the smoky [mountain] pines/He learned it from the master how to run it faster and stand, stand the test of time," the lyrics cross. 

"He ain’t ever been caught he ain’t ever been bought he’s the last of his kind/You can smell in the night when fog rolls just right That apple crisp moonshine the shiners say." Naturally, JB makes an look in the music’s track video. 

How previous is JB Rader?

It's not always simple for other people in the general public eye to stay secrets. But somehow JB has stored his actual age magically in the unknown to mainly everyone who doesn't know him in my view. His age isn't listed on his IMDb or Wikipedia pages or any of his different skilled profiles, leaving his actual beginning 12 months a overall bet for fans.

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Some speculate that because his former co-star is in his mid-70s, JB might be around Seventy five years old if their ages are close. It's now not simply his age that he is controlled to stay out of the spotlight, on the other hand. We know subsequent to nothing about his non-public life. That's beautiful impressive for an on-camera character on such a giant network.

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Fans had been overjoyed by the go back of Steven Ray Tickle on Season Nine of 'Moonshiners.'

The longtime cast member is again alongside JB and the group after spending a year in jail for violating his probation a second time. Tickle had up to now been arrested in 2015 for ownership of a sawed-off shotgun.

"After being locked up for a while, you get the feeling that you're all on your own," he stated in 2019. "There's nobody else out there rooting for you and stuff. It plays on you mentally, it plays on you physically. In jail, you either laughing or you're crying... there is no in-between."

New episodes of Moonshiners air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on the Discovery Channel.

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