Moonshine is illegally distilled homemade whisky, usually with a very high alcohol content. It got its name because it was normally distilled at night "by the light of the moon." Most moonshine is distilled in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.
The only reason that moonshine is illegal is because there anyone who distills spirits in the U.S. has to pay a federal tax. Moonshiners don't pay the tax. Local police usually ignore moonshiners because "they ain't hurtin' anyone."
by Silky Smooth January 27, 2004
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Moonshine (see also "white lightning") as a term refers to the alcohol's clear, colorless potency.
Moonshine (see also "white lightning") as a term refers to the alcohol's clear, colorless potency.
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Get the moonshine mug.Illegal alcoholic drink brewed illegally during 1930s prohibition in America. Brewers often used industrial alcohol which lead to much blindness and brain damage in those who drank it.
by darksidedemon May 24, 2003
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it must be consumed from a flask
it has a high alcohol percentage
it must be consumed from a flask
it has a high alcohol percentage
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