Happy National Moonshine Day !
Have you ever tried homemade moonshine ? It’s a little strong.
We used to drink Grappa in Italy ... It’s similar to moonshine.
Moonshine is known by many nicknames in English, including mountain dew, choop, hooch, homebrew, shine, white lightning, white/corn liquor, white/corn whiskey, pass around, firewater. Other languages and countries have their own terms for moonshine
Italy:
Clandestine distillation of alcohol typically from grapes which is called grappa was common in the once poor north eastern part of Italy, which still produces some of the finest grappa in the country.... distillation of grappa still continues in the rural areas of Italy especially in the south. Typically, families produce small quantities for their own consumption and for gifts to others. On the island of Sardinia, one can still find local varieties of abbardenti (a distillate similar to Spanish aguardiente or Italian grappa) which is dubbed 'fil'e ferru', which means 'iron-thread' in the Sardinian language; this peculiar name comes from the fact that jugs and bottles were buried to hide them from authorities with iron-thread tied to them for later retrieval.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine
Source: https://blog.gunassociation.org/make-moonshine-still/
Here is my song Selection for today’s Celebration Playlist ...
Mountain Dew-The Stanley Brothers
Let’s celebrate by learning how to make Moonshine ...
How to make your own Moonshine: https://milehidistilling.com/how-to-make-moonshine/
Moonshine, once a fiery (and illegal) homemade liquor, has now gone legit. Still, the drink conjures up colorful early 20th century memories of Prohibition, fast cars, and makeshift stills in the Appalachian woods. So, when it’s time to celebrate National Moonshine Day on June 3, you can indulge guilt-free. The drink achieved legendary status upon the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. At that point, Americans who wanted to drink alcohol had to turn to the black market of the day, which belonged to the moonshiners and bootleggers. They distilled the moonshine and then delivered it, making criminals of everyone involved. Today large distilleries sell moonshine, looking to rekindle nostalgic memories of the illicit drink. But the days of cheap, questionable brews with deadly contaminants are thankfully over.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/national-moonshine-day/