One Cup of Corn. Unlimited Moonshine. The Appalachian Trick They Banned

Steven Clark

Steven Clark

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The federal ban on making whiskey at home is younger than the Brooklyn Bridge. Written in July 1868. In April 2026, a federal appeals court struck it down.

At the centre of that fight is sour mash β€” hold back the sour leftovers from one batch, seed the next, and the conditions carry forward indefinitely. Every major Kentucky distillery uses it. Jack Daniel's puts it on the label.

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