Shop Notes:
Fun internet fact: My first internet search was for a tutorial on how to build a home moonshine still without the cops catching on. I was in college and those were the days, weren't they? Did I just age myself? Did I just hear my hip crack?
Ahem.
This is a fun book for anyone who enjoys moonshine, but it also contains some of most well-written instructions on how to get your own distillation set-up running. I should know.
From the Publisher:
Now here's a volume you can really drink to! Something's brewing in these pages, and it's moonshinea word that evokes fascination, curiosity, and a warm sense of nostalgia. Never before has there been such a richly illustrated, thorough, and entertaining celebration of the history of making fine distilled spirits. Take a trip through moonshining's past: travel from its beginnings as a pioneer staple to the dark days of prohibition, from quickly produced urban rotgut to today's carefully handcrafted artisanal libations.
Get in on the fun with how-to instructions that take into account all legal regulations and requirements before covering ingredients, building a still, basic distilling techniques, and dozens of recipes, all adapted for the beginner. Whiskies, brandies, grappa, schnapps: they're all here, along with dozens of page-turning quotes, song lyrics, and vintage photographs and illustrations.
