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Now, whatever did I do with that jug ? I need to knock the dust off that ceramic vessel to enjoy this obscure National day. Too bad stock car racing is not on ! Watching racing on TV with that favorite drink would make this day even better !
NATIONAL MOONSHINE DAY
Every June 5 National Moonshine Day is observed. This beverage has a notorious record of blurring the lines of history and the law, turning ordinary men (and women) into criminals and common criminals into legends.
Moonshine traditionally is an illegally distilled spirit. Mostly made from a corn mash, moonshine is a distilled whiskey that is typically produced by an individual illegally without a permit. Also known as white lightning, mountain dew, homebrew, hillbilly pop, rotgut and too many more to list here.
Prohibition
Distilling skills first came to the United States during the 1830s with the Scotch-Irish as they settled in Virginia.
Temperance laws and prohibition legislation were passed in several states before the Civil War, but it wasn’t until the turn of the century that the temperance movement picked up steam. By the time the 18th Amendment was ratified early in 1919, over half the country was dry.
Prohibition lasted 13 years. It created a demand for moonshine unlike any that may have existed before. Moonshine became big business overnight.
Modern Moonshine
These days, moonshine in the legal sense has a following. Small-batch distilleries are producing legal moonshine giving moonshiners a new name. Bringing moonshine out of the woods and going up against other whiskeys for a place on the shelf. Many are packaging their homebrews in canning jars embracing their rich history while at the same time experimenting with flavor and branching out with food pairing similar to that of wine and beer.
Trivia
Shepherd was Uncle Jesse’s CB handle on the Dukes of Hazzard. Sweet Tillie was the name of his Ford LTD/Galaxie in the first episode – his moonshine runner.
The X’s on the moonshine jugs symbol represents the number of times a batch was run through the still. If marked XXX, the moonshine is pure alcohol.
What do Esther Clark, Edna Giard, Stella Beloumant, Mary Wazeniak all have in common? They were all bootleggers. Bootlegging was an equal opportunity profession.
Lavinia Gilman was a bootlegger, too. At 80 years old she ran a 300 gallon still in Montana. The judge suspected her son was the true culprit, though.
During prohibition, there were many ways to transport bootlegged moonshine. Faking a funeral was a convenient ruse to move the product. Out of respect for the dead, of course, those with the badge were reluctant to stop a funeral procession.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Share your favorite whispered histories of the white lightning and the legendary people who made it and chased it. Drink responsibly and use #NationalMoonshineDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research, were unable to identify the founder of National Moonshine Day.
All Heck ! He is still probably locked up in the big house !
NATIONAL MOONSHINE DAY
Every June 5 National Moonshine Day is observed. This beverage has a notorious record of blurring the lines of history and the law, turning ordinary men (and women) into criminals and common criminals into legends.
Moonshine traditionally is an illegally distilled spirit. Mostly made from a corn mash, moonshine is a distilled whiskey that is typically produced by an individual illegally without a permit. Also known as white lightning, mountain dew, homebrew, hillbilly pop, rotgut and too many more to list here.
Prohibition
Distilling skills first came to the United States during the 1830s with the Scotch-Irish as they settled in Virginia.
Temperance laws and prohibition legislation were passed in several states before the Civil War, but it wasn’t until the turn of the century that the temperance movement picked up steam. By the time the 18th Amendment was ratified early in 1919, over half the country was dry.
Prohibition lasted 13 years. It created a demand for moonshine unlike any that may have existed before. Moonshine became big business overnight.
Modern Moonshine
These days, moonshine in the legal sense has a following. Small-batch distilleries are producing legal moonshine giving moonshiners a new name. Bringing moonshine out of the woods and going up against other whiskeys for a place on the shelf. Many are packaging their homebrews in canning jars embracing their rich history while at the same time experimenting with flavor and branching out with food pairing similar to that of wine and beer.
Trivia
Shepherd was Uncle Jesse’s CB handle on the Dukes of Hazzard. Sweet Tillie was the name of his Ford LTD/Galaxie in the first episode – his moonshine runner.
The X’s on the moonshine jugs symbol represents the number of times a batch was run through the still. If marked XXX, the moonshine is pure alcohol.
What do Esther Clark, Edna Giard, Stella Beloumant, Mary Wazeniak all have in common? They were all bootleggers. Bootlegging was an equal opportunity profession.
Lavinia Gilman was a bootlegger, too. At 80 years old she ran a 300 gallon still in Montana. The judge suspected her son was the true culprit, though.
During prohibition, there were many ways to transport bootlegged moonshine. Faking a funeral was a convenient ruse to move the product. Out of respect for the dead, of course, those with the badge were reluctant to stop a funeral procession.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Share your favorite whispered histories of the white lightning and the legendary people who made it and chased it. Drink responsibly and use #NationalMoonshineDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research, were unable to identify the founder of National Moonshine Day.
All Heck ! He is still probably locked up in the big house !
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Thank you, my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell for making us aware that for some today is National Moonshine Day.
Of course for true devotees of Moonshine every day is moonshine day with the off chance they take a
break on Sundays :-)
There seems to be a correlation between drinking moonshine and mooning passing vehicles as well as developing a taste for Moon-Pies
Shoot the moon is an expression that has been turned into a game :-)
Images:
1. Moon Pie.
2. Shiny Moon
3. Shoot the Moon
As a young infantry officer, grain alcohol was a frequent choice of beverage with Hawaiian punch in trash-can-liners in a metal trash can.
In those days I samples moonshine in a few hard-to-get-to places, by invitation only :-)
Matt Dylan - Carolina Moonshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71D_NUNgQgM
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton SPC Douglas Bolton Cynthia Croft SSgt Boyd Herrst TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips PVT Mark Zehner
Of course for true devotees of Moonshine every day is moonshine day with the off chance they take a
break on Sundays :-)
There seems to be a correlation between drinking moonshine and mooning passing vehicles as well as developing a taste for Moon-Pies
Shoot the moon is an expression that has been turned into a game :-)
Images:
1. Moon Pie.
2. Shiny Moon
3. Shoot the Moon
As a young infantry officer, grain alcohol was a frequent choice of beverage with Hawaiian punch in trash-can-liners in a metal trash can.
In those days I samples moonshine in a few hard-to-get-to places, by invitation only :-)
Matt Dylan - Carolina Moonshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71D_NUNgQgM
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton SPC Douglas Bolton Cynthia Croft SSgt Boyd Herrst TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips PVT Mark Zehner
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We celebrate in October each year with Dawsonvilles Mountain Moonshine Festival and Car Show. This year it opens Oct 25.
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