TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, July 22, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Almost every time I'm over at my dad's house, he is watching the TV show Moonshiners on the Discovery Channel. It's cool to learn about the moonshining industry and the traditions that have been carried on for hundreds of years.

I have heard claims that the show is only a dramatization, and that no illegal liquor productions are actually taking place. I'm guessing this is likely true because otherwise local police enforcement would be after them, but it is still interesting to watch.

Since the show was on my mind this morning, I decided to look up some fun facts about moonshining and share them with you.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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Moonshine reached its popularity during the Prohibition era, but its origins are more than a century earlier during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 when the federal government tried to levy taxes on farmers who made and exchanged whiskey.

The term "moonshine" was actually brought to this country by British settlers who used it to describe various tasks that had to be done at night. It was adapted as a nickname for different types of illegal endeavors that were undertaken under the cover of darkness.

Sometimes, shine is called mountain dew or white lightning. White lightning came from the fact that real moonshine is colorless.

Mountain dew came from the fact that moonshiners would often drop their product off at night near a stump in the greenery alongside mountain roads.

The Moonshine jug is labeled with a large "XXX." The letters indicate that the shine has been run through the still three times, ensuring the alcohol is of an extra high proof (120 or so).

The fact that moonshine is so potent comes down to the fact that it neither cut nor aged. When it comes out of the still the final time it is crystal clear and anywhere between 150 and 170 proof.

(www.flask.com)


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