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Once the liquor was distilled, drivers called "runners" or "bootleggers" smuggled moonshine liquor across the region in cars specially modified for speed and load-carrying capacity. [42] The cars were ordinary on the outside but modified with souped-up engines, extra interior room, and heavy-duty shock absorbers to support the weight of the ...
Moonshine is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Illinois, United States. It has been featured on the CBS Sunday Morning Show . There is only one building in the entire town (not including the outhouse), and this was a grocery store built in 1912.
Sutton said he considered moonshine production a legitimate part of his heritage, as he was a Scots-Irish American and descended from a long line of moonshiners. [3] In the 1960s or 1970s, Sutton was given the nickname of "Popcorn" after his frustrated attack on a bar's faulty popcorn vending machine with a pool cue.
New liquor products will support the 'first lady of moonshine' The relationship between the new products and Ole Smoky, the most visited distillery in the world, is a simple partnership. The ...
Moonshine is illegal to produce and sell in most countries. In Prohibition-era United States, moonshine distillation was done at night to deter discovery. [82] Once the liquor was distilled, drivers called "runners" or "bootleggers" smuggled moonshine liquor across the region in cars specially modified for speed and load-carrying capacity. [83]
Moonshine is no stranger to NASCAR and North Carolina. Many early stars got their start carrying illegal moonshine on the rough mountain roads of Appalachia. Racing legend Junior Johnson was the ...
Moonshine’s alcohol content can be as high as 160-proof. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
The way the article describes moonshine is a little confusing. The term moonshine originally meant illegally produced liquor, a good deal of which was of a clear variety such as corn whisky, though some might be of the same style as the commercially produced variety such a bourbon whiskey or gin (bathtub gin).