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[pepperj]

Morning everyone

 

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[newnan man]

Good morning, have a great Saturday.

 

[fishstick]

Good morning gang

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

To distill needs something to distill.
Why ruin a wine to condense it's alcohol volume? Or a beer to make whiskey/whisky?
I've made wine. Cognac is close enough to brandy...Both are former wine in my opinion.
If I had a bottle of wine I'd slap your hand for reaching towards it to put it in a distilling device.
If I had a swimming pool full of wine , I'd be more inclined to see it condensed.

for Bart to distill (careful , he has connections to major brewing operations) the volume of supplies required to supply a rum trade are substantial as the customer volume.
Hiding out on an island and bootlegging though...Would face the same challenges of elsewhere.
Covering your tracks (concealing a volume of and type of supplies and the operation itself) isn't easy.
Then there's the distribution if for distribution.
That'll disclose an operation quickly.

An acquaintance distills a bit for home use as a hobby.
I forget the legal allowance but his "still" is a tiny one.
I never knew him as a drinker of any kind but he seemed to like the academic process of making a stout beverage.
Been a brewing party before at a friends for beer making.
The sanitation required and time don't make it a portable ,interruption type activity. Meaning vulnerable.
And beer is step one towards a shine /whisky. (Vs whiskey.)
island choice water? In the Caribbean won't escape notice of exploitation unless really remote. Even then...
Raw materials? Select raw materials? in any decent volume and trying not to arouse suspicion?

There may be a reason a certain country (I'll not name it) is/was known to "bootleg" by corrupting already brewed brews.
Not unlike cutting whiskey/rum ect. with water is being a type of bootlegging/molesting the trade.
How far can I cut it till you notice? Now lets talk 100 gallons I cut.
Can "customers" notice a 5% difference in a 35-40% alcohol content?

I've made brandy and prefer it over wine any day. I'm also growing sugarcane to hopefully make rum someday.

 

[Blak bart]

 

[Blak bart]

 

[aShardOfHistory]

My mother gets pissed at me I'll be out here in pouring rain working out soaked. She hates it lol

Standard mum reaction

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Going to go see these Florida legends tomorrow at the Orange Blossom Opry!

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Good morning all! Have a great Saturday!

 

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[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Great video!

 

[ARC]

Great video!

Yeah... I have always felt that is a true video of WHY the Stones were the stones.
I was never a Stones fan per say.... but i respected them highly.
That version of that song is absolutely perfectly done to a T.

 

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[ARC]

That was wrong version... although interesting... not the best version by far IMO

 

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[Gulf Coast Pirate]

 

[ARC]

Bah ill see your Dio and raise you OZ ! ! !

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]