s ▁son ▁Ken ny ▁May . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁official ▁" State ▁Spirit " ▁of ▁Alabama ▁by ▁legisl ative ▁resolution . ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁brand ' s ▁founder ▁Ken ny ▁May ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁several ▁viol ations ▁of ▁Alabama ▁liqu or ▁laws , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁ple aded ▁guilty . ▁After ▁a ▁ 1 5 - month ▁period ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁whis key ▁was ▁un available ▁for ▁purchase , ▁the ▁brand ▁ownership ▁was ▁rest ruct ured ▁and ▁production ▁res umed . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁C one cu h ▁R idge ▁Wh is key ▁begins ▁with ▁C ly de ▁May , ▁a ▁legend ary ▁Alabama ▁mo ons h iner ▁and ▁boot leg ger . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁C ly de ▁managed ▁to ▁produce ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁a ▁still ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁near ▁Al mer ia , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁Bul lock ▁County , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Mont gom ery . ▁His ▁product ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁quality ▁relative ▁to ▁typical ▁mo ons h ine . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Ken ny , ▁the ▁reason ▁was ▁his ▁pain st aking ▁ins istence ▁on ▁using ▁the ▁best ▁equipment ▁he ▁could ▁fabric ate ▁and ▁taking ▁extra ▁steps ▁during ▁production ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁pur ity ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁product . ▁While ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁sold , ▁un aged