It's usuaslly a matter of state law, but most states in US allow home manufacture of some amount of whiskey, wine, beer, etc, but strictly prohibit the sale of it. The state's interest, of course, is tax revenue. Folks who make it seem to do it as much for the joy of making as the joy of drinking. I suspect making it strictly for home use or gifts is diseconomic in most places. But, where ever you might be on the face of the earth, I imagine the lore of illicit booze is alive and well, tho the fact of it may be in decline.