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Whisk(e)y, wine and cheese!

Downwindtracker2 said:
The very worst I had was some free moomshine that he put in mayonnaise jar that hadn't been thoroughly washed out .
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I still (no pun intended) have about 4 ounces of genuine Blue Ridge Mountain Moonshine that I received as a gift in the early 80's from someone who lived near the source; has a note of apricot.

Later this month I'll be stopping in at a licensed distillery that make the real thing, plus a number of derivatives; I last visited them maybe 15 years ago when they mostly sold Virginia Lightning and a barrel-aged version.

Downwindtracker2 said:
Being poor university students, we used Kool-aid for mix. If you old guys remember, the stuff that had the sweetener in the pack with it. It might have been strawberry flavour. That was rough.
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Our preference was Everclear (95% Ethanol) mixed with Welch's Grape Juice in an unused galvanized trash can with a block of ice. The Ethanol was available at the Chemistry Supply Room (if you had an account to charge it to) for around US$1 per gallon (early 70's), or at the State Store for ~US$20 a half-gallon.
 
One of the gang had the keys to the supply room. That was a much better. You had to double cut it though. I'm not a whisky connoisseur, the rare time I drink hard stuff, it's rye and seven. Gibson's Finest works , or the wife and I on hot summers day, G&T, then it's only Beefeaters gin.
 
ChazzC said:
Our preference was Everclear (95% Ethanol) mixed with Welch's Grape Juice in an unused galvanized trash can with a block of ice. The Ethanol was available at the Chemistry Supply Room (if you had an account to charge it to) for around US$1 per gallon (early 70's), or at the State Store for ~US$20 a half-gallon.
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The ol' "purple Jesus" recipe ... :D
 
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