These days, moonshine is typically either a white dog whiskey or a neutral grain spirit (like vodka). White dog is what people call unaged whiskey , in case you weren't familiar.

The once illegally brewed liquor known as moonshine has a place in rural Appalachian culture, but its roots go back to England, and its future is part of a burgeoning craft alcohol movement.

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 may be a tasty dram; I've never had it. But that's not the point. The problems are all in the name. First: If there is one thing that drives whiskey nerds nutty, it's the often-willful ...

Made on the doorstep of the Great Smoky Mountains, Ole Smoky’s line of moonshine liquors are the most widely available in the U.S. This 100-proof corn whiskey is pretty strong, but smooth and ...

Moonshine has been having something of a renaissance. The colloquial term for clear, non-barrel-aged whiskey — and occasionally other home-distilled spirits — has sparked curiosity in a ...

Moonshine & Whiskey | Trail of History. Episode 45 | 27m 15s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The craft of making moonshine and whiskey is alive in Wilkes County. 01/02/2024 ...

Transporting moonshine from Chattanooga to Knoxville to Asheville to Atlanta meant transporting the corn whiskey in fast vehicles, as shown in the 1958 film “Thunder Road,” starring Robert Mitchum as ...

In a pool hall on the outskirts of Fred Goswick’s boyhood home there’s a faded picture that reminds him of his wilder days. The black and white photo hangs on a wall, lost among the col… ...