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Shine of the Times: Our Top Five Moonshines

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For most people, when they think of moonshine, they picture something out of the movie Deliverance. Even those of us who are more familiar with the stuff were only introduced to it in the form of Shine On Georgia Corn Whiskey—a college campus staple that was usually responsible for more than a few bad decisions and broken pieces of dorm furniture.

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However, over the past few years, true, traditional moonshine (or white whiskey) has made a legitimate comeback. We have chosen the top five moonshines that we believe are more than worth your time in checking out.

Matt Domino
Matt Domino
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Matt Domino is a writer living in Brooklyn. His fiction has appeared in Slice and The Montreal Review, while his non-fiction…
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