Whether you’re starting your moonshine journey or you’re well on your way to becoming an expert distiller, choosing your moonshine kit can be a challenge. Skip to content KOIN.com ...

But moonshine is actually part of a longstanding tradition of home distilling that dates back centuries. And while some people primarily associate it with Prohibition, it’s still being made to ...

Why is Moonshine Illegal? “While many people understand that making distilled spirits at home is illegal, they’re not sure why or how these laws came to be,” Colin Spoelman, co-founder of ...

Moonshine Still a Popular Drink with Hobbyists. September 21, 2010 / 4:25 PM EDT / AP White lightning, mountain dew, firewater - you know it as the illicit substance made in secret by tax- ...

One of the biggest operations, Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery, sold as many as 280,000 cases of moonshine in 2012, up from 50,000 cases in 2010, according to food-and-beverage-analysis firm Technomic.

MADISON, N.C. — Joseph Michalek makes liquor the old-fashioned way, slowly heating corn mash in a large copper still. As for the rest of his moonshine operation, he steers clear of Southern ...

Moonshine is alcohol distilled without governmental approval, and was often made with ingredients close at hand in the impoverished Appalachians, like corn. He has spent the last year making ...

In fact, even buying or owning any type of still (the vessel used to distill spirits) is illegal in many countries. Officially, the US government regards moonshine as a “fanciful term” and ...

The moonshine was distilled at a barn in Wilkes County owned by Ray, which he rented to Anderson for $500 a month, prosecutors said. Ray also lived on the farm and reportedly used leftover mash ...

Corry distiller moves to Wattsburg Road while award-winning food truck owners take over the kitchen in new restaurant at ...