When you were learning about Prohibition in your high school history class, you probably heard a few things about moonshine. The spirit has also been colloquially named rot gut, white lightning, and ...

Since 1791, when the U.S. imposed the first tax on whisky, moonshiners have plied their intermittent trade in Dixie’s piney woods. They still make a lively dew. At times they garnish their mash with ...