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...that brought in the feds. This was centered on a farm store in Rocky Mount, Va., called the Helms Farmers' Exchange. This was a very badly kept secret in the world of moonshine. From about 1992 to 1999, the farmers' exchange sold 12 million lb. of sugar, enough to make 2 million gal. of liquor, which is approximately the same as what Maker's Mark was making at the same time. What they did by knocking it up to the federal level was that they could invoke the RICO statute, meaning you were guilty of conspiracy if you were involved...
...ever try to make your own moonshine? I did, and it's harder than it seems. I started with George Washington's recipe for rye whiskey. I reduced it to make it with a pound of rye and a pound of corn. It was hard to do, and I made a mess. I ended up with an ounce, maybe an ounce and a half of booze that turned my face numb and tasted like cocoa powder. There were frustrating moments, but they were mostly hilarious. I'm pretty bad at this...
...Internet changed people's attitudes toward moonshine? Fifteen or 20 years ago, there was one article on how to make fuel out of grain. Once you can do that, you can make booze. Now there are thousands of resources online. You can order the apparatus. You can buy the ingredients. You can ask people what you've done wrong. And it's odd because it's a gray hobby. It's not like these people are making any money or even thinking of themselves. It's not about breaking the law - it's about fooling around. It's about cooking...
...manager Leo Rabelo explains that this is very much a hotel-as-home concept. Children are welcome, guests are encouraged to interact around the breakfast table (salvaged wood, naturally) and the perfectly preserved 1960s kitchen is available to all. "Of course, it saves guests money," Leo says, reflecting the make-do-and-mend zeitgeist of the economic downturn. "London can be expensive...
...rite of passage toward the adult world and an emancipation," NSR says in a statement on its Web page, noting that while smoking has declined among most age groups, it has risen to 40% of 12-to-25-year-olds. "The campaign seeks to reverse that impression and make people aware that smoking isn't a defiance of authority, but instead a sign of submission and naiveté - a behavioral, psychological and physical submission to an addictive drug that will control their acts, dirty their bodies and cost them dearly." (Watch a video on France's smoking...