Mark Spivak’s second book, Moonshine Nation: The Art of Creating

Cornbread in a Bottle, was released by Lyons Press on July 15.

Moonshine is corn whiskey, traditionally made in improvised stills

throughout the Appalachian South. While quality varied from one producer

to another, the whiskey had one thing in common: It was illegal because

the distiller refused to pay taxes to the US government. In the first

half of Moonshine Nation, Mark traces the history of moonshine from the

Whiskey Rebellion of 1791-94 through the present day. The second part is

devoted to profiles of modern, legal moonshiners, many of whom have

amazing stories to tell.

In Bizarre Beverage News, Mark meditates on the battle between Jack

Daniel’s and George Dickel over the definition of Tennessee whiskey,

ruminates over the significance of a new laser device that will allow

police to intercept drunk drivers, and examines research suggesting that

the mere mention of words describing alcohol is enough to produce an

intoxicating effect on the people hearing them.

Binny’s Beverage Depot

Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History–

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