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February 20, 2025
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Date
July 27, 2025
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August 12, 2025
Our Products
2023
Drop Zone Distilling
Vodka
89 Points
Drop Zone Distilling
Whisky
86 Points
Drop Zone Distilling
Whisky
85 Points
Drop Zone Distilling
Whisky
83 Points
Drop Zone Distilling
United States
The founder of Drop Zone Distilling is Rod “Sarge” Parton, who is a 4th generation moonshiner with family recipes going as far back as 1934 belonging to his great-grandpap. Rod spent 28 years in law enforcement and 3 years as a firefighter where he was on the dive and recovery team in Blount Co., TN. Rod also spent 8 years in the US Army as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division and is a Gulf War Veteran, thus the company name, Drop Zone Distilling!