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Witblits, or White Lightning (which later became a nickname for Allan Donald for his fast bowling speed and his quick and terrifying pace) is a clear spirit that has been distilled in South Africa for many years. Witblits is predominately produced in the Western Cape where it has enjoyed over 200 years. [1]
Moonshine can be made both more palatable and perhaps less dangerous by discarding the "foreshot" – the first 50–150 millilitres (1.8–5.3 imp fl oz; 1.7–5.1 US fl oz) of alcohol that drip from the condenser. Because methanol vaporizes at a lower temperature than ethanol, it is commonly believed that the foreshot contains most of the ...
White Lightning was then sold at either 7.5% or 8.4%, the 8.4% now being slightly stronger, but having a higher price owing to the greater duty paid. [ 1 ] With gathering evidence of its adverse social effects that were becoming apparent, Heineken , the new owners of Scottish Courage, wished to distance themselves from the perceived negative ...
The product is sometimes called white lightning, because it is not aged and is generally sold at high alcohol proof, often bottled in Mason jars. A typical moonshine still may produce 1000 gallons per week and net $6000 per week for its owner. [38]
A one-US-gallon (3.8 L) jug of contraband prison wine made from oranges, confiscated from an inmate. Pruno, also known as prison hooch or prison wine, is a term used in the United States to describe an improvised alcoholic beverage.
It’s also authentic in the sense that East Tennesseans are the ones making the moonshine, Popcorn’s recipes included. Roughly 300 people work at the Cocke County facility alone.
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Former common names for Poitín were "Irish moonshine" and "mountain dew". [3] It was traditionally distilled in a small pot still and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning "pot". In accordance with the Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín technical file, it can be made only from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet, molasses and potatoes. [4]