Farmer Clyde May, a native of Bullock County, is the namesake of Clyde May’s Alabama Whiskey, the official state spirit of Alabama. In addition to farming, May had a lengthy career as a moonshiner, a maker of illegal liquor.
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Farmer Clyde May, a native of Bullock County, is the namesake of Clyde May’s Alabama Whiskey, the official state spirit of Alabama. In addition to farming, May had a lengthy career as a moonshiner, a maker of illegal liquor.