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  • Fine Swine
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    I've had some pretty good ones over the years. Never drank much of it as I am really a beer guy. My neighbor likes the stuff, so every once and awhile...I would place the jar in the front yard where he would find it mowing his lawn. Then I would hide. Really funny to hear the mower stop and he takes a gulp.

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  • DWCowles
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    It was the real stuff out of a mason jar Huskee

  • Breadhead
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    Home brewing... There's a lot of people trying it. I resist being their taste tester, is what I was saying, not actually buying it on the street corner. If they taste it first while I watch... Maybe if they didn't die overnight, I'll give it a try.😆

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  • Huskee
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    I really enjoy running an old school stickburner, no knobs, dials, etc, and making what I consider real BBQ, and I'd love to run a wood fired still. Even if I end up not liking the product I just love the whole old school natural approach to all that. No clue if it's legal in MI for personal use but I'm guessing not.

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  • Huskee
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    Cool post! BS or not, the still making in the woods is educational and I enjoy it, seems real enough for me but I'm not a smart man. I'm quite sure the cops chasing them part is bs (the editing is always very misleading taking things out of context like they do) but I learned a lot with Tim's exploits going legal.
    Last edited by Huskee; June 26, 2016, 02:24 AM.

  • Paulie Brisket
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    Originally posted by Nate View Post
    Hypothetically speaking..... lol....

    All of the sudden a couple swigs later and you are a one eyed pirate who can't figure out how to get out of his lawn chair
    Nate That's Awesome

    I'm pretty sure I've been there myself a time or three ....

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  • SlushDeezey
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    Lots of folks may not know it but in Texas it is legal to distill your own spirits. There are various liquor laws that dictate how much you can make and you can't sell it but I suspect there is still some of that going on in deep east Texas. If I wasn't in the career field that I am I would have a still just to see how good I could get at it and what recipes I could come up with. Would never sell it but could probably run afoul of the law by trading for good food. As for the "Moonshiners" show, it's entertaining but total bs.

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  • Nate
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    Hypothetically speaking..... lol....

    Yes.... I may or may not have known a guy some time ago that had access to some really good stuff... I may or may not have also known some guys that had access to some not so good stuff.

    Based on those hypothetical situations, here are few things to consider and know:

    1. There is some really good stuff out there and there is some really bad stuff out there.
    2. Real shine is not like drinking regular whiskey... the way you get drunk, the effects on you, and potential hangover are all different. It can sneak up on you... All of the sudden a couple swigs later and you are a one eyed pirate who can't figure out how to get out of his lawn chair
    3. There are ways to church it up a little. Tossing some fruit in the mason jar is something I have seen and maybe tasted. Gotta let that set for a while. Tried some one time that had been aged in a bourbon barrel or had pieces of charred oak thrown in the container... That gave it that caramel color with a touch of the charred oaky flavor. Also had some that was mixed with some stuff and had a cinnamon stick thrown in it and made it taste like liquid apple pie (that was dangerous cause you didn't know you were drinking). But the real high octane stuff you aren't going to be able to just mix it with a coke like you would Jack or Jim and it taste right.
    4. If you can light it and get a blue flame.... you got some potent stuff.
    5. I prefer when the mason jar has been pulled out of the freezer or fridge. (but i prefer cold drinks)
    6. The store purchases stuff just isn't the same.

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  • mgaretz
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    Now this is a true (and timely) story:

    My job is traveling around the country teaching machine embroidery seminars, primarily to ladies where the average age is 80. I was doing a seminar this weekend in Huntsville (on the plane waiting to head home as I type this) and I am getting over a cold, so I was coughing a bit at the end of the day. We end at 5pm and about 3:30 I coughed and one of the ladies said I needed some moonshine. I asked if she had any and she said it was in the car. I asked if she always traveled with moonshine and she said she did. I told her I couldn't have any now but she should see me at 5. She answered, "No darlin', I'll be at Church by then."

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  • richinlbrg
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    I have. One was Gawd-aweful - the worst thing I ever tasted. Could likely power a rocket.

    Also had some that was REALLY REALLY GREAT!

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  • Huskee
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    You get the real stuff or the off-the-shelf commercial stuff?

  • Jerod Broussard
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    Never been around the stuff, but I have run into SpamShiners from time to time.

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  • DWCowles
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    I knew what I was getting and I didn't get it off the street.

  • Breadhead
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    Hmmm... I like to know what I'm getting. Buying stuff off the street can be deadly.🙈

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