Firefly Moonshine..

[GrunthosTheFlatulent]

when i was at the bombay sapphire distillery the other day they said that they had to pay £12 in duty for each bottle they produced.

Only a slight exaggeration, it's currently £27.66 on a litre of pure alcohol, or £11.06 on a litre at 40% abv.

So when you can sometimes get a litre of gin for twenty quid, knock off the VAT and that's £16.67, knock off the duty and you're down to £5.61 for production, bottling, distribution, and everybody's profit margins.

[Spirits4BB]

Makes you wonder how small distilleries make a living....

[chill]

It doesn't make you wonder how the government makes a living!

[Easydrinker]

Makes you wonder how small distilleries make a living....

By coming up with clever marketing to appeal to the uninitiated maybe...

Robert.

[Mash]

Bang on Robert.

[Spirits4BB]

Forgot all about this moonshine, just found it............
Just added some to a glass with my usual Pepsi max... (Need to remove excess belly)
Can I swear on here? Needs must... Fuckin' terrible, worse than my second effort when I got greedy with the cuts and included tails..... (Never again)
Well, I'm no expert like you guys but my efforts using lentils and bread yeast are 100% better, no that's not true... 300, 400, 500, a 1000%........ But loads better....

S4BB

[RumJohn]

@Spirits4BB: Moonshine is a generic term insofar as its more of a method rather than a recipe - if that makes sense.

There are some fine products available that are classified as moonshine. On the other hand, a lot of moonshine only goes through a stripping run at which time it is sold and/or consumed.

Point being, don't give up on it too soon. A bit of tweaking can work wonders.

[Easydrinker]

Spirits4BB ,you are not the first to discover that the learning curve is very steep, all that is required is that you keep up. After that, life is tickety-boo.

[chill]

I think he is talking about the quality of this commercial moonshine, not what he produces!

I remember giving my nephew some of my product to sample. He screwed up his face, closed his eyes, tossed it back and... there was a look of shock on his face. "Hey, this tastes GOOD!". I suspect the Firefly might be made to taste like that as this is what people will expect -- moonshine tastes bad.

[Spirits4BB]

I think he is talking about the quality of this commercial moonshine, not what he produces!

I remember giving my nephew some of my product to sample. He screwed up his face, closed his eyes, tossed it back and... there was a look of shock on his face. "Hey, this tastes GOOD!". I suspect the Firefly might be made to taste like that as this is what people will expect -- moonshine tastes bad.

Thanks' chill...
Sorry guys, I could've worded it better...
My boss gave me it about a month ago because he doesn't do spirits, it was bought for him from amazon as a prezzie that turned into an unwanted gift...

I did ok really, I swapped it for a bottle of my fores that he uses for cleaning fluid.
Saying that, the fores probably tasted better...

S4BB

[Easydrinker]

For the last couple of evenings, a young lady that I have known for all of her life,has stopped by for a chat.
She remarked that she may not sleep well due to stress.
I gave her a glug of my filtered neutral spirit.
She says that it tasted good (she is not a big time drinker), and that she slept well.
Result?!

Robert.

[Mash]

....young lady.... alochol ... slept well....


Careful Tiger

[Spirits4BB]

....young lady.... alochol ... slept well....


Careful Tiger

My initial thoughts but I decided not to post.... lol

Anything above 40% is knicker remover.....

[Phantom]

I think you'll find that any booze in enough quantity, irrespective of strength will remove drawers.

And it depends on whether the drawless party likes the provider enough.

Otherwise there's a strong chance that Inspector Knacker would come calling..........

Hence care and common sense should prevail.......

[Easydrinker]

I don't know how many responders above are parents.
When you have known a person from their birth,changed their nappies and watched them flower into well rounded and beautiful adults, then your love of & for them should ensure their safety,at least from yourself.

If not,go drink your foreshots.

Robert.

Some minds need to get out of the gutter here.
I simply thought that it was good that a non-drinker liked my neutral.

The reaction from some responders was informative.