Moonshine Whisky Named From Moonlit Hills Craft
Whisky made illicitly to dodge taxes earned the name moonshine whisky because much of it was produced in the hills by moonlight, a practice tied to rural smugglers and tax evasion.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1964
Page
11
Whisky made illicitly to dodge taxes earned the name moonshine whisky because much of it was produced in the hills by moonlight, a practice tied to rural smugglers and tax evasion.
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