Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moonshine earned its name because it was often distilled in secret — under the light of the moon. But what is moonshine, exactly? ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moonshine runs from a still at a home distillery into a large glass jug - Scott Olson/Getty Images You've heard the name; you may ...

While searching for a stolen car, deputies discovered more than 200 jars of moonshine on at a home in Lexington, N.C., about 65 miles northeast of uptown Charlotte, The Charlotte Observer reported.

Inside a barrel, beside a cabin, deep within an Appalachian hollow and far from the long arms of the law is where moonshine once sparkled. Actually, it probably still shines there today. But nowadays, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday is a special day for many parts of East Tennessee — National Moonshine Day. The day celebrates the long and complex history of the region's iconic, fiery liquor. Moonshine ...

A still on display - and presumably working, judging by the warnings - at Ole Smoky Distillery in Pigeon Forge. (Photo by Keith Roysdon) Moonshine has always been the stuff of Appalachian legends. For ...

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There’s something about moonshine that captures the public’s imagination. This mysterious spirits category has many nicknames? Homebrew, mulekick, shine, firewater, passaround, white dog, new make, ...