The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #122494   Message #2687512
Posted By: olddude
26-Jul-09 - 03:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: wow I have a hit record
Subject: RE: BS: wow I have a hit record
Naw it is more about guys who run illegal moonshine than about the song .... lol ... I guess there is a real art to making the stuff. If the fire is too hot then impurities can get evaporate and condense instead of just the alcohol and you can get sick ... so the fire has to be exactly correct .. and the copper tubing exactly so long etc ... never realized it is a complex process ... Popcorn was the true master from what I was told ... One of the guys is sending me some original photos
now that is really cool ... love to have them ... PBS did a special on the guy shortly before he died ... it was called moonshiners ... he was considered the king and a real throwback to ages past ..

JT told me that "good shine" has no taste. It is like water going down then burns like fire and knocks ya on your arse ...