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April 21, 2011

The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY

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Fruit-infused Moonshine Piedmont Distillers in Madison, N.C., uses a recipe developed by the legendary moonshiners of the Johnson family (think rough-and-tumble von Trapps) during Prohibition to make fruity white lightning they call Midnight Moon Moonshine. Small, handcrafted batches made from corn in a copper still are triple-distilled before being placed into Mason jars and aged with cherries and strawberries for weeks. The Fruit: Biting into a moonshine-marinated strawberry produces an effect similar to Novocaine on teeth. While the fruit will clear up any sinus problems you're prone to having during allergy season, we don't recommend tasting it if you have, say, a 3 o'clock meeting or the need to drive to a bluegrass festival in the next 24 hours. What We'd Mix It In: The distillers like mixing strawberry moon- shine with A&W Cream Soda for a "strawberry shortcake" cocktail. You can also whip up moonshine cherry tea by blending cherry Midnight Moon with enough sweet tea to ensure that proper South- ern belles and Carolina gentlemen remain well-mannered. Bottom Line: Drinking this fruity stuff straight would make Charlie Sheen woozy. But since moonshine (at least, taxed and regulated versions) is now legal, in a nod to the outlawed bootleggers of the Old South, stir up a glass with ginger ale or tonic and drink up (slowly), Sugar. The Washington Post Piedmont Distillers in Madison, N.C., makes a fruity white lightning they call Midnight Moon. _ The Washington Post To suggest a bartender, e-mail editor@otownscene.com. Shot of the Week The Scene is looking for people to interview bartenders in Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Chenengo counties for the Shot of the Week. Interested? E-mail Cassandra at editor@otownscene.com 6 O-Town Scene April 21, 2011

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