Moonshine War....how bad is it? (rating, top, family)

[Deez Nuttz]

Major Minor it sounds like you got your just rewards for narcing.



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[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by NC~Mom

My brother got some Moonshine for X-mas last year, from an old friend.
I have tried it in the past...YUCK!

Just like any other distilled spirits, it can be pure rot gut, or it can be some mighty fine sippin' whiskey. The best I ever had had been aged in oak barrels, previously used to age bourbon, for 2 years.

[roadpony]

We got some for Christmas last year as well.... from east TN.

The first time I ever tasted white likker was in the mid-70's. We were at the NC State Fair, relaxing in the horse show manager's office after the show one night. There were actually some off-duty NC state troopers imbibing with us. I only tell now this because the former show manager is deceased.

[LRoyal10900]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Even NC's own legendary moonshiner, Junior Johnson is marketing a legal moonshine called "Midnight Moon" at NC's only legal distillery located in Madison. He served time in Federal prison in the mid-1950s for moonshining. In 1986, President Reagan granted Johnson, a lifelong Democrat, a presidential pardon for his 1956 moonshining conviction. Johnson called the pardon, which restored his right to vote and hold a passport, "one of the greatest things in my life."

There's a great Highway Patrol poster that's a great caricature of them chasing ol' Junior!

Ten Forty Three by Jeff Jakub

And here's one of a State Trooper who's stopped a moonshiner:

http://www.americanartshow.com/Print...oonshinner.htm

[Catbirds]

During the Blowing Rock Horse Show in the 1960's, my old mountain man was about 11 years old. He and a buddy were asked to sell hay out of the back of this old dudes truck. Business was great all day. They were selling lots of hay until the local cop interrupts their business. The police officer arrested the old dude for selling Stomp Water (Moonshine) up front while the little boys were innocently selling out of the back of the truck. He and his buddy were taken home to his daddy who was a preacher.

[roadpony]

Originally Posted by Catbirds

During the Blowing Rock Horse Show in the 1960's, my old mountain man was about 11 years old. He and a buddy were asked to sell hay out of the back of this old dudes truck. Business was great all day. They were selling lots of hay until the local cop interrupts their business. The police officer arrested the old dude for selling Stomp Water (Moonshine) up front while the little boys were innocently selling out of the back of the truck. He and his buddy were taken home to his daddy who was a preacher.

That's a great story! I've been involved with the Blowing Rock Horse Show for many years. I'll have to tell this story to my good friend who is currently chair of the show board.

[joey2000]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

Yea, pitched battles in the streets, it's just awful.

Good grief, the crack cookers in your town are more of a threat, and a hell of a lot more dangerous than moonshiners ever were. And no we are not a bunch of backwoods inbreed ignorant liquor making half wits.

aw. Well I aint comin then, and I'm keepin mah banjo raat cheer. Dadburned city folk.

[al_roethlisberger]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

Never buy any moonshine, unless the seller will join you in a drink from your purchase. Then you know it won't kill ya, or give you lead poisoning.

And no peach or apple, corn squeezings, preferable aged in oak barrels for a couple of years, then it becomes "sippin" whiskey, that just happens to kick like a mule.

Or maybe make you blind.... seriously.

Somehow though, I don't think this is a real problem these days as pointed out in earlier posts


Although it would be neat to stumble across an old abandoned still in the woods

Al

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by bill545

aw. Well I aint comin then, and I'm keepin mah banjo raat cheer. Dadburned city folk.

If you hear banjo music, paddle faster

[joey2000]

lol

squeal boy!