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Nasty like drinking rubbing alcohol. n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #1
Oh yeah MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #2
My Great-Grandfather made wine in the bathtub during Prohibition. madaboutharry Nov 2012 #3
so did my grandmother even though DesertFlower Nov 2012 #11
I had a great-great-aunt that was busted for making and distributing moonshine in the madinmaryland Nov 2012 #61
Yes, out of a mason jar Lifelong Protester Nov 2012 #4
me too fizzgig Nov 2012 #37
Chug-a-lug chug-a-lug Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #57
Lead poisoning takes awhile to produce symptoms. Hoyt Nov 2012 #5
I used to get it as a child boobooday Nov 2012 #6
I have tasted it: disgusting!! However, I live in the south. We were having a morningglory Nov 2012 #7
Made some once, after a fashion. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #8
That's a great story Kolesar Nov 2012 #21
I did the same thing when I was around 17 Major Nikon Nov 2012 #32
Yep. rrneck Nov 2012 #9
No, but I have had straight grain (Everclear) and barely lived through that. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10
Oh gods, a tequila hangover is hifiguy Nov 2012 #50
I've had too many to remember. That's my favorite demise. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #51
I did. It was nasty. A friend of mine however used it to chase down a Quaalude. Liberal Veteran Nov 2012 #12
One of these days I will get to try a lude... Taverner Nov 2012 #52
yes, rough shit 8 track mind Nov 2012 #13
Some friends and I were passing around the jar one night Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #14
Good moonshine is the best. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #15
When I lived in Europe it was fairly common in France Major Nikon Nov 2012 #40
Yep, but I seemed to be able to handle it... Vilis Veritas Nov 2012 #16
Still have part of a gallon in the cabinet. Whenever I feel a cold DeadManInc Nov 2012 #17
Twice. Once in Canada, once in MI louis-t Nov 2012 #18
Absolutely ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #19
The color of the flame is a very dated test and doesn't tell you much Major Nikon Nov 2012 #35
I completely agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #45
I lived with my Aunt for a while in the early 80's notadmblnd Nov 2012 #20
Drank it out of a mason jar. hay rick Nov 2012 #22
Sure have. It was delicious. My hubby's folks are from the NC mountians. nolabear Nov 2012 #23
Yes, good moonshine is a thing of beauty Tsiyu Nov 2012 #55
I'm from Kentucky. kurtzapril4 Nov 2012 #24
Best liquor I ever had. JoeyT Nov 2012 #25
I have had it in Georgia and Alabama and I am still alive. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #26
If Grappa counts as moonshine, then yes Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #27
Yes. MissMarple Nov 2012 #28
Yes - it tasted horrible straight Taverner Nov 2012 #29
I've drank some good 'shine out of Bryan County GA. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #30
My father gave me about half a shot when I was about 12. Mariana Nov 2012 #31
yep, I have some in........ mrmpa Nov 2012 #33
I was cooking up moonshine when I was in the 8th grade. lexx21 Nov 2012 #34
Sure. "When in TN...." southerncrone Nov 2012 #36
Yeah, but it was pretty gross. harmonicon Nov 2012 #38
I have tried Grain Alcohol ElmStreetPlaza Nov 2012 #39
Yes ... GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #41
It's been 50 years since that libation passed my lips. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #42
Oh yes... Chan790 Nov 2012 #43
A couple of times. One batch was tasty and the other really nasty. QC Nov 2012 #44
Moonshine, hell. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #46
From a mason jar here as well. I was surprised how "drinkable" it was Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #47
good shine is a thing of beauty and not for just anyone. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #48
Nope. Had Everclear a few times hifiguy Nov 2012 #49
It came in an Arizona Ice Tea bottle kwassa Nov 2012 #53
Not quite moonshine jrandom421 Nov 2012 #54
Legal In 36 States. CanonCityGecacher Nov 2012 #56
tasted like mosquito repellent Qanisqineq Nov 2012 #58
Mosquito REPELLENT? Really? CanonCityGecacher Nov 2012 #59
Not Moonshine, tastes much better, but each time I drank it, I woke up crunch60 Nov 2012 #60
Only once, but ashling Nov 2012 #62
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