Founder Chuck Miller has followed legally in the criminal footsteps of his grandfather. Miller’s ancestor was a moonshiner whose bullet-holed 1938 Ford truck remains rusting on this 200-acre rural farm.
Belmont still makes moonshine. Also: corn whiskey, gin, apple whiskey, rum, and bourbon. True to its old-timey character — rustic antiques decorate the distillery — the facility operates a solid-copper pot still in an old production system that clangs and whirs.
Miller himself is from another era. A moonshiner in modern times, with a cowboy hat and a million jokes. He received his distilling license in 1989, the 12th issued in America. In 2004 Miller helped jumpstart Virginia’s craft spirits industry, successfully lobbying for legislative changes that expanded distilleries’ sales and production.
Belmont’s long line of products tends towards the boozier side, fitting for the moonshiner theme, and altogether distribute in 42 states.
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