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How do corn liquor and moonshine differ?

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Moonshine is traditionally unlicensed, untaxed and unaged distilled liquor. While it can be distilled from any fermented plant material, it is usually made from corn (maize) or mostly corn in the United States. read more

Corn liquor is just that, corn that is fermented and distilled to make alcohol. It is also the traditional base for moonshine, but moonshine can be made from many different ingredients. read more

“People think of whiskey as the quintessential American spirit, but really, it’s moonshine that tells so much more about the history of the United States,” says Jaime Joyce, author of Moonshine: A Cultural History of America’s Infamous Liquor. read more

• Moonshine is called by different names around the world. • Whiskey is made by fermentation of grain mash, mostly barley, though other grains such as corn and wheat are also used for making it. • Moonshine is also called hooch, white lightening, tharra, arrack, etc. read more

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