North Carolina Man Competes In Television Moonshine Competition
According to Lincoln Times News, a local man is competing for a Moonshining tile.
Nick Calo, who lives in Denver with his wife and daughter, saw a video on YouTube on how to make wine out of Welch’s grape juice. From these humble Welch’s grape juice beginnings Calo was chosen to compete on a Discovery Channel reality series, “Moonshiners: Master Distiller,” which airs today, Wednesday, Dec. 14 on the Discovery Channel.
Making moonshine in North Carolina is illegal. A resident can home brew so many gallons of beer and wine per person. As soon as it’s put in a still, it becomes illegal. Nick said “It’s not illegal to own a still. North Carolina law is such that for you to be considered a criminal, you have to be caught in the act of making moonshine in a still and distributing it. You can have the ingredients and the equipment, but you can’t be caught doing it.”
The episode that Calo competes in airs today, Wednesday, Dec. 14 on the Discovery Channel. Should he win, Sugarlands Distilling Company in Gatlinburg, Tennessee will do a run of his liquor.
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