Moonshine runs from a still at a home distillery into a large glass jug - Scott Olson/Getty Images You've heard the name; you may have even tried some, but what exactly is moonshine? Most simply, ...

One of the side effects of modern capitalism is the incessant drive for growth. Every business has to get bigger every year or it’s a disaster. You see this echoed in the consumer markets—there always ...

CLERMONT, Ky. (AP) – The world’s largest bourbon producer is dipping into moonshining’s colorful past to create its own batches of white whiskey. Beam Inc.’s newest spirit is called Jacob’s Ghost in ...

When we describe whiskey as a "complex" drink, we mean this in more ways than just in the flavor profiles or the colors. It's a complex drink down to its production process. Whiskey undergoes ...

Whiskey (or whisky) is a spirit produced only from grains. That’s in comparison to brandy (cognac, slivovice, schnapps, or otherwise) that’s produced from any fruit and, say, rum that’s solely ...