Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s to sell a “Moonshine” Burger
By Carlton Wilcoxson • March 23, 2016
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, owned by CKE Restaurants, are slated to release the Midnight Moonshine Burger on 3/23. The company partnered with Hall of Fame NASCAR driver Junior Johnson on the burger; he’s part owner of Piedmont Distillers, the dispenser of Junior’s Midnight Moonshine. The Midnight Moonshine Burger is charcoal-grilled, 100 percent black Angus beef topped with a moonshine glaze, pepper-jack cheese, garlic and pepper fried onions and thick-cut, applewood-smoked bacon. This isn’t the first time that the company has dabbled with alcohol-infused products. In 2009, the company released a Kentucky Bourbon burger for a limited time. The Midnight Moonshine Burger will be available for a limited time in more than 3,600 locations, but it could become a permanent menu item if it does well enough in stores.