In the News The history of moonshine distilled
So who on earth would drink this stuff? As Kevin Kosar writes in Moonshine: A Global History, it turns out lots of people do and for all sorts of reasons (many of them not good). “To the denizens of a slum in Nigeria, Philadelphia or Manchester, it is a cheap, quick buzz that helps blot out the misery of existence.” College kids drink it to “prove one’s audacity and wildness to peers.” For the libertarian, “moonshine is a declaration of freedom and revolt against government.” And for the “foodie” (I’ll say “hipster”), “licit or illicit moonshine provides the opportunity to enjoy ‘authentic’ liquor.”
