white lightning
Backwoods corn liquor
White lightning is illegally distilled corn whiskey, especially from the rural American South.
The name comes from its clear, unaged appearance and potent kick.
His grandfather used to make white lightning up in the hills.
Also called moonshine.
Illegally produced goods
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
hooch · shine · backwoods · stills · revenuers · Appalachia · speakeasy · smuggling
Alcohol exceeding standard strength
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- burningCombustion in progress
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
powerful · robust · stiff · undiluted · pure · kick · sharp · eye-watering
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- hollersShouts or cries loudly
- countrySovereign state or territory
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- porchCovered entryway structure
barn · cornfields · dirt road · pickup truck · homestead · creek · folklore · fiddle
Prohibited trade goods
- black marketIllicit trading system
- raidSudden armed incursion
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- illicitProhibited by law
rum-running · clandestine · covert · hideout · stash · ATF · tax evasion · unlicensed
bootleg
Illegally produced goods
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- cornCereal grown on cobs
whiskey · hooch · shine · backwoods · stills · revenuers · Appalachia · speakeasy · smuggling · homebrew
overproof
Alcohol exceeding standard strength
intoxicating · powerful · robust · stiff · undiluted · pure · kick · sharp · eye-watering · knockout
backwoods
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- hollersShouts or cries loudly
- countrySovereign state or territory
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
porch · barn · cornfields · dirt road · pickup truck · homestead · creek · folklore · fiddle · mountain
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- black marketIllicit trading system
- raidSudden armed incursion
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
illicit · rum-running · clandestine · covert · hideout · stash · ATF · tax evasion · unlicensed · unregulated
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- spiritsghost, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy
- moonshinemoonshine, moonshiner, hooch, bootleg, shine
- Prohibition drinksbathtub gin, bootleg whiskey, hooch, moonshine, near beer
- rustic drinksapple cider, buttermilk, hard cider, moonshine, raw milk
- drinkscocktail, liquor, cocktails, martini, margarita
white lightningKentucky bourbon
Corn-based American whiskey
single malt scotch · cognac · bourbon · aged whiskey · aged rum
white lightningchampagne
Effervescent celebratory wine
single malt scotch · premium vodka · craft cocktails · Dom Pérignon · Hennessy
white lightningcraft bourbon
Small-batch American aged spirit
single malt · small batch whiskey · champagne · Dom Pérignon
white, lightning, whitewash, whiten, whites, whiter, whiteout, whitened, whitest