i was so happy to stumble into that black people meeting in the middle of appalachia. i m pretty sure they had to overpay black entertainers to perform in lynch. can you imagine getting that phone call if you re james brown? do you want to play in a black club? yeah, where is it? lynch. i don t think so. i m good, i m good. i m good. there s no one word that conjures up an a distinctly appalachia image other than the word moonshine. as notorious as bonnie and clyde, legendary as jesse james and american as apple pie? hooch is part of the appalachian experience. obviously there s no way i could come to kentucky without trying a little. and as a black man voluntarily entering a town called whitesburg, i could use a drink. i went to see kentucky distiller
i went to see kentucky distiller colin fultz. just making a little liquor today. for those who are not initiated, what s in moonshine and whisky? moonshine is a lot better. you might be biased about that, but, yeah, yeah. why is it better? the difference is most whiskeys and stuff s aged in a barrel. none of us stuff is aged in a barrel. is it illegal to make moonshine in your house? when you convert that mash to a liquor, when you separate that, that s the illegal part. when he is talking about mash, he doesn t mean my mom s favorite tv show. he s saying corn plus water equals mash. so this soup add a little sugar, a little yeast, throw it in a hot pot and after a while you get moonshine. after you drink moonshine, you thinking, hey, is that horse talking smack about me? he don t know me. why is that part illegal to do in your house? they can t tax that. it all boils back to the government getting their part.