Moonshine

/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/ noun

Definition

Illegally made whiskey or other strong alcohol, often made secretly and sold without government permission or taxes.

Etymology

From 'moon' and 'shine,' referring to the practice of making alcohol by moonlight to avoid detection by authorities during Prohibition and other periods when alcohol was illegal or heavily taxed.

Kelly Says

During Prohibition (1920-1933), moonshine became a huge business in rural America, and the skill of making it was often passed through families—some of those secret recipes from the 1920s are still used today by legal craft distillers.

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