Whiskey in My Water say that "while not a true vocal showcase, ‘Whiskey in My Water’ is an opportunity for Farr to show off his strong vocal abilities." In his review of the album, Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" wrote that it has "a sing-a-long ready chorus" but felt that it "may be just a little too everyman compared to the rest of the tracks on the record." "Whiskey in My Water" debuted at number 58 on the US "Billboard" Country Airplay chart for the week of November 23, 2013. It also debuted at number 46 on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for
Moonshine Whiskey of love and the stability it offers." The song contains references to trains, railroads and the countryside, themes that Morrison has returned to throughout his career, as well as subjects country blues artists Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams often used. In 2017 "Moonshine Whiskey" came at number three in "The Telegraph"'s "The 30 best songs about whiskey". The song contains the two main genres Morrison used on "Tupelo Honey": country rock and soul. The introduction features both electric and steel guitars, in what Allmusic reviewer Tom Maginnis calls "a halting country vamp". The song changes tempo many times in its