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Moonshine news page – Alcohol and Drugs History Society; Georgia Moonshine Archived 23 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine – History and folk traditions in Georgia, USA "Moonshine 'tempts new generation ' " – BBC on distilling illegal liquor in the 21st century. Moonshine Franklin Co Virginia Moonshine Still from the past – Video
The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935 resulted in the indictment of 80 people involved in the illegal production and distribution of moonshine whisky in Virginia. At the time, Franklin County was believed to produce the highest volume of illegal liquor in the U.S., colloquially referred to as "the moonshine capital of the world."
American moonshiners also preferred the use of caves due to the natural abundance of water that the caves provided; which is a key ingredient of moonshine. These caves were used to manufacture moonshine until well into the 20th century.
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. [1] The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, and Prohibition was formally introduced nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1919.
Kentucky's bourbon boom is moving east and mingling with the region's moonshine heritage.
Minnesota 13 was the name given to the corn liquor moonshine distilled on many central Minnesota Stearns County farms. It became well known across America and Canada as "Minnesota 13", a premium quality twice distilled and properly aged whiskey, (said by many to taste remarkably like "Canadian Club").
A possible moonshine cave has been discovered under the grandstands of a legendary NASCAR track in North Carolina.. The discovery was made during a routine cleaning and inspection at North ...
Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine is a corn whiskey distillery in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Their downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee facility features two working copper stills. Visitors are able to see the distilling process up close while learning about the history of moonshine production in the Smoky Mountains. [1] $5 samples are offered. [2]