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New 'Shine Distillery in Gatlinburg
Josh:
LOL I had a peach! :) Don't really remember what they tasted like though... I had alot to drink that night I believe. ;)
ricktrojanowski:
I agree the best part of shine is getting one over on the "man"
Dane- I bought a bottle of Absinthe in NH. It was the most expensive hangover in a looooong time. No green fairy, just a green faced me. ;)
stickbender:
My Dad did a little shine, and import whiskey smuggling when he was younger. He had a Harley, and would stuff his saddle bags, and a duffel with straw, and bottles, of imported whiskey, from the runners, at the beach, and deliver them. He also had an old dodge he would load up now and then. He has made a batch now and then. I have had some from Pine mountain Ga., which was not the best, but not too bad, some from elsewhere, and some from a farm in well a state, near Ga. and was owned by a famous race car driver. Now that was the best hands down! Very smooth, but it would set you free, if you were not careful, and got to easy with it. It would knock your....in the dirt. But it actually had a good flavor to it, and well over a hundred proof. Like I said it would not take long to find out if you had more than you should have at one time. I wish I could get some more, but the guy, I got it from, said the guy who worked for him used to get it from his uncle, who was very sick, the last I heard. So I have not gotten any more, and may not get any more. I sure wish I had not given the rest of the jar to my neighbor, who is a lightweight drinker in the first place. But like it was said, it depended on where, and how it was made, and what it was made in! Used to pour a little in glass, and light it, and if it had a green flame, just dump the whole mess! :P If it had a blue flame, ......bottoms up. ;D Personally, I prefer to just drink it straight up, if it is well made. You can mix it with just about anything you want. It's just corn alcohol. Same as gov. approved whiskey. Except gov. approved is aged a bit more...... ;) You used to be able to by grain alcohol in the liqueur stores. My Dad used to use hard maple charcoal sticks, to filter the shine with. I had a cousin who got busted for hauling moonshine. He had a molasses truck, with a fifty gallon tank in the middle of it, and a secret spout. Well someone talked, and he got caught. But good for Tennessee. When the revolution comes...... ::) There should be a lot of it around. Just be careful where it comes from, and how it was made, and in what type of container. I've always thought about trying absinthe, but was just a little leary, since it, like Napoleon Brandy should actually be labeled a poison. I was listening to the radio a while back, and they had a story on Absinthe, and the different manufactures, and who actually followed the old formula, etc. So what does it taste like?
Wayne
El Destructo:
Wayne....Absynthe is a bitter taste all it's own...but mainly You can taste Anice....like Black Licorice.....I think it is best when you do it like the French used to drink it....take a Shot or Two and put it in a Glass...then take an Absythe Spoon.... I just use one of my Wifes slotted Silverware Spoons....and you put a Sugar Cube on it...then slowly pour about six shots of cold water over the Sugar Cube...the Sugar melting into the Absynthe will make it cloud the Water up and make it look all Green and Foamy...this also brings out the Flavors of the Spices in the Absynthe too...or you can do it by pouring the Absynthe into a Glass...Soak the Sugar Cube in Absynthe....the put the Sugar Cube in the Spoon and set it on fire....let it melt into the Absynthe...then dip the Spoon into the absynthe ...add 4-5 shots of cold water to put out the Flame...and mix it all together to blend the Flavors....or Ya can just tip the Bottle and be a Man...and bear it.... ;D
And Wayne...whats wrong with Napoleon Brandy...it's just Cognac....and who don't like double fermented Grapes..... >:D
stickbender:
I like it. I have drank a lot of Cognac in Italy. Just not the best in chemical health. ;)
I will have to try the Absinthe. If I see visions, I will let you know....... ::)
Wayne
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