“I wouldn’t do something stupid like that with mine,” Tim Coffey stated. 3. Tim and Popcorn Sutton together at the Moonshiner's Jamboree. On October 25, 2013, Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. filed suit against the distiller of Popcorn Sutton's whiskey, claiming that the newly redesigned bottle, with its square shape, beveled shoulders, and white-on-black label, too closely resembled their own. Sutton then wrote a self-published autobiography and guide to moonshine production called Me and My Likker, and began selling copies of it in 1999 out of his junk shop in Maggie Valley. See more ideas about popcorn, sutton, appalachia. [6] This led to a raid of his property by the ATF, led by Jim Cavanaugh of Waco siege notoriety. 5. The suit asked that all current existing bottles be taken off the market and that all profits from the sales of those bottles be handed over to Jack Daniel's. Moonshiner dead in apparent suicide. Popcorn once said "They aint a lot of folks I trust, but there's a few, but I tell ya this. He was a friendly fellow, and of course every time you would talk to him, he would say, "Ray, I've run my last run of moonshine, I'm not gonna do it anymore, I'm just getting too old to be doing this stuff.". Tim signing autographs at one of … According to Screen Rant, Popcorn Sutton was arrested in the spring of 2008, after openly admitting to his illegal business activity while in conversation with an undercover officer. On November 9, 2010, Hank Williams Jr. announced his partnership with J&M Concepts LLC and widow Pam Sutton to distill and distribute a brand of whiskey named after Sutton that was asserted to follow his legacy. [30] The lawsuit said that the design "...is likely to cause purchasers and prospective purchasers of the product to believe mistakenly that it is a new Tennessee white whiskey product in the Jack Daniel's line." But Mr. Sutton insisted on earning a living the old-fashioned way, and in 2007, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives busted him … No less than three songs have been written about Popcorn. Popcorn is an authentic moonshine distiller and builder of the still on which to run the brew. The subject of several documentary films, Popcorn died by suicide in 2009 after being convicted of several offenses related to moonshining. Tim and his copper still cap. Please Help! What happened to popcorn on moonshiners? Rate. They grew up making moonshine in the North Carolina Mountains. [3][4][5] He wrote a self-published autobiographical guide to moonshining production, self-produced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, and was later the subject of several documentaries, including one that received a Regional Emmy Award. Coffey decided to get around this by making it a tribute brand and infusing it with marijuana. 9.0. Remember Popcorn Sutton? DAYTONA BEACH — A cast member of a docudrama TV series claims that after being hospitalized at Halifax Health Medical Center for injuries from a motorcycle accident during Bike Week, he was subsequently discharged because he lacked insurance. The brand now uses a clear, round bottle with a smaller label. However, on October 24, 2009, it was relocated to his property in Parrottsville, and a private memorial service was held. Popcorn Sutton is quite living legend in the mountains of east Tennessee and western North Carolina because of his centuries old trade. Sutton committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in March 2009, aged 62, rather than report to federal prison after being convicted of offenses related to moonshining and illegal firearm possession. Rate. What hotels are near Sutton and Son's Antiques? He was the gun totin', model T driving, quick witted, self promoting moonshiner that I featured last year. In death, he's now approaching folk hero status. I recently went to see a concert by the band Phish and ‘donated’ nearly 1000 free samples to folks waiting in the parking lot before the show. Suicide. “In Colorado, they have their booze laws all messed up. He says efforts to bring the moonshine to more ‘weed friendly’ states has also been met with great opposition. Behind the bar are fan paintings and photos of Nelson with old friends – the late moonshiner Popcorn Sutton, Doug Sahm, singer-author Kinky Friedman – and a live shot of Johnny Cash. Copper still cap. Hotels near Sutton and Son's Antiques: (0.80 mi) The Valley Inn (0.84 mi) CREEK 'N WOODS IV- SPECTACULAR VIEWS-HOT TUB-DECKS-SECLUDED-GREAT REVIEWS !!! [3] In the 1960s or 1970s, Sutton was given the nickname of "Popcorn" after his frustrated attack on a bar's faulty popcorn vending machine with a pool cue. Both Mark Ramsey and Digger Manes credit their success in the moonshine business to the late Popcorn Sutton and his partner, Jim Tom Hendrick, another moonshine veteran. Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, 62, was found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a car near his Parrotsville, Tenn., residence, days before he was to begin serving an 18-month prison sentence for large-scale moonshine operation. Marvin Sutton – better known as Popcorn Sutton – was an American original. A paragon of the "live and let live" that once upon a time this country believed in. Coffey has had trouble bringing the product to market, as it is still not legal to possess or distribute marijuana in the state of Tennessee. I can fit what few of them there are in a Volks Wagon and it won't be crowded". Her claim is that she was then on vacation with her family in Gatlinburg when she met Sutton. They loved it!” Coffee said. Latest News Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton (October 5, 1946 – March 16, 2009) was an American Appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. The man kept his own casket in his living room and his infamous foot stone (“Popcorn said Fuck you”) by the front porch. About Lavator "Vader" Sutton "In addition to working at the Unagusta furniture factory, Vader worked his land. S8, Ep6. 1. His body was carried to its new resting spot by horse and carriage. 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Sutton was sentenced to 18 months in jail, according to the BlueRidgeNow. May 3, 2013 - popcorn Sutton...we met this guy on our honeymoon in 1993...shopped in his junk store in Maggie valley nc. The legendary moonshiner was sentenced to jail in January 2009. Maybe it was all three of them. Go Ask Allison: My Grandma Bought Me Fake Diamonds – What A B****! He was a short, skinny fella, who always wore his hat – that was kind of his claim to fame, his hat that he always wore. 0. Tennessee Man Creates First Marijuana Infused Moonshine. 9. Go Ask Allison: I Think My Boyfriend’s Cheating. [27] Dubbed "Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey", it was marketed as having been produced on stills designed by Sutton using his secret family recipe and techniques Sutton entrusted to former Supercross professional Jamey Grosser of J&M Concepts. A small memorial was also held for close friends and family. Filmed and released in 2002, the film quickly became a cult classic and over time drew the attention of television producers in Boston and New York. Souvenir shops in Maggie … What a bitter taste that likker must leave in their mouths … [16] The judge noted that Sutton was still under probation in Tennessee at the time of the federal raid, and said that putting a man on probation again after being convicted five times of various crimes would not serve the community interest. [21], A conventional grave marker was used at the head of Sutton's grave, reading "Marvin Popcorn Sutton / Ex-Moonshiner / October 5, 1946 / March 16, 2009". His first appearance in a feature film (that was not self-published) was in Neal Hutcheson's 2002 documentary, Mountain Talk, as one of various people of southern Appalachia featured in this film focused on the "mountain dialect" of the area. Marvin Sutton (popularly known as Popcorn Sutton) was born on October 5, 1946, and he died on March 16, 2009. Sutton said he considered moonshine production a legitimate part of his heritage, as he was a Scots-Irish American and descended from a long line of moonshiners. finds his first still. He was a Scots-Irish American who was born and brought up in the South-Eastern Appalachian region of the United States. Sutton's memorial grew in spectacle as country music singer Hank Williams Jr. flew in to pay his respects. The epitaph on his footstone reads "Popcorn Said Fuck You".[12][23]. Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina,[1][2] he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around Maggie Valley and nearby Cocke County, Tennessee. I’m also considering putting a big pot leaf on the front label. Tim's black pot stills. See more ideas about Sutton, Popcorn, Moonshine. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: May 23, 2018 The launch of Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey took place in Nashville at Marathon Motor Works in November of 2010. But it also drew the attention of law enforcement. In his life, he became a local legend because he was unapologetic about making liquor, which he likened to a calling. Tim and his dad with Bob Wood at the Moonshine Express in Franklin County. [31], In March 2015, it was announced that John Lunn, who had until then been master distiller of George Dickel Tennessee whiskey since 2005, would be joining Popcorn Sutton Distilling as its new master distiller. Tim and his black pot stills. 7. Explore. [31] In July 2016, it was announced Allisa Henley, long time employee and Master Distiller at George Dickel, would join John Lunn at Popcorn Sutton Distilling. infant son Sutton. Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around Maggie Valley and nearby Cocke County, Tennessee. Death might've stoppped Popcorn Sutton from running a still but that doesn't mean the story of the Suttons and moonshine has stopped. DAYTONA BEACH — A cast member of a docudrama TV series claims that after being hospitalized at Halifax Health Medical Center for injuries from a motorcycle accident during Bike Week, he was subsequently discharged because he lacked insurance. Rate. Popcorn Sutton has a long colorful history in Western North Carolina and Cocke County as a mountain moonshine craftsman.