[headsonpikes]

"...some of it is extremely good stuff."

When I was a stripling lad, I helped run off 30 gallons of moonshine in rural British Columbia that was smoother than premium rye. It was beautiful whiskey. Once you diluted it a little , to 40% or so alcohol content, anyone could drink it straight-up without mixing it...no gagging. That could get you drunk in a hurry!

Of course, bootlegging and homemade booze is a Canadian tradition. Home-made hootch keeps you warm at hockey games, eh?

[piasa]

I am of the personal opinion that the best moonshiners should be given the formal title of "American National Treasures" - sort of along the lines the Japanese have honored their traditional craftsmen and artisans. Such skill should be preserved as some have a touch that cannot be surpassed by a commercial distillery. if there can be microbreweries, why not microdistilleries?