White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling.

I’m visiting the parents over the holidays, and getting together with an old college friend for tails, possibly nosh. Tonight. We’d like something for adults, since we mostly plan on tippling and catching up. Nothing...

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Traveling to Key West this weekend and need great resturant food and service.

i am under the impression that kentucky is a bacon mecca. what and where is the best locally made??

I know that the current hootch being sold as Michters is/has not been distilled @ the original Michters. The current owners bought the name but not the stocks. So...I just saw a Hirsch bottling, called 5 Star and was wondering if...

's kinda cool that they have grappa (which I like, but which is traditionally more like 'hootch' than fine distilled liquor).

Earlier this month I spent two nights in Orange Beach. Since I use these boards to identify places to eat I thought I’d provide a report. The first night we had dinner at Docs which has been discussed on this board. For...

to like their hootch, being a local product, small production, small business etc... I ws sorely underwhelmed and dissapointed. All their products, bourbon, rye, corn liquor, taste “green” to me. It needs more time in...

Been lurking for some time now and wanted to thank those who have posted on other threads about local tasties – specifically the BBQ. I’ve certainly made lots of notes, and plan to use them when I leave the Big Apple...

's Table and see if he has it or can get it. And Wild Oats has some unusual hootch as well.

I’m a CA hound looking like Hootch in the movie with Tom Hanks anticipating our upcoming trip to the Crescent City this date next month. I’ll be posting a request for help from the local hounds shortly when I finish...

of unexpected high end spirits. Not only the expected Macallan 12 and 18, but Balveenie, Blantons, Remy XO. Not extensive but many nice selections. Like a good juke box for hootch.

. Not much to report about the lobby bar-the hootch selection is not terribly broad, especially compared to the main bar over in the Grill, but it was adequate for our purposes. The menu was limited to apps, and we didn’t...

"Hootch" = “Booze” = "Serious alcohol" martinis, scotch an', sazeracs, &c.