moonshine
Australian Officials Are Concerned About a Possible Vegemite Moonshine Epidemic
Aside from the occasional geocaching cyberpunk, nothing tugs on the threads of the social fabric with more malice than a bunch of disenfranchised youths pounding back frosty glasses of yeasty vegetable spread.
Watch a Kenyan Official Almost Blow Himself Up with 10 Tons of Bootleg Liquor
Reminder: Alcohol plus fire equals boom. A Kenyan governor learned the hard way that blowing up liquor will get you more bang than you bargained for.
Illicit Moonshine Culture Is Dead
Illegal (for-profit) moonshine is heaving its dying breaths now that this misunderstood spirit is getting commercialized.
Moonshine Poisoning Is Still a Massive, Deadly Problem Worldwide
After nearly a hundred people were killed by drinking bootleg liquor in Mumbai over the weekend, it's hard not to wonder when the problem of poisonous booze will end.
Drinking Beer Just Got a Lot More Difficult in Indonesia
The Indonesian government introduced a ban this week on the sale of beer by small shops and street vendors. That could spell disaster for the booze-loving tourism industry.
Illegal Egyptian Moonshine Is Best Consumed Around a Fire
Siwa, a small Egyptian town near the Libyan border, is renowned for its hot springs and mud-brick fortress. It is less popularly known for the clandestine production of aragi, a powerful moonshine made from the plentiful date palms in the region.
Weed-Infused Scorpion Moonshine Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
In a small surfing town in Ecuador, I sought Uña de la Gran Bestia, a liquor made by marinating scorpions, giant millipedes, and marijuana stalks in moonshine before selling it for a dollar a pop.
Bootleg Liquor Is Killing Hundreds of People Across India
The poisoning of some 200 people earlier this week in Uttar Pradesh highlights a long-running problem within India, where unregulated moonshine is widely consumed.
Politics, Gin, and War Nearly Killed Belgian Genever
The American experiment with prohibition needs no introduction. But Belgium’s far more discreet effort to sit its population on the wagon is widely unknown, despite almost destroying the genever industry.
Best Of 2014: The Best Things We Drank This Year
From sipping on moonshine to hanging out with ghosts to hearing bartenders' most freaky and sordid tales, we really had fun getting drunk with you this year.
The Cocktail World Is Intoxicated By Irish Moonshine
Once illegal, Ireland's forgotten moonshine—poitín—it's now making its way into proper bars and cocktails despite its unpredictable alcohol content.
How to Drink Moonshine in Bali
Balinese arak is made in MacGyvered backyard stills. Even if you manage to avoid a batch laced with lethal methanol, you'll need a few pointers on drinking it—lest you wind up on your belly, hanging off a ledge, vomiting into a tangle of weeds, begging...