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US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional

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escapeefromtaxachusetts:
mea culpa, I am still ( no pun intended) trying to figure out how my kids were able to buy me a bathtub gin kit a few years ago for Father's day.

Elderberry:

--- Quote from: escapeefromtaxachusetts on Sunday, Apr 12, 04:33 am ---mea culpa, I am still ( no pun intended) trying to figure out how my kids were able to buy me a bathtub gin kit a few years ago for Father's day.

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Bathtub gin kits are legal, provided they are used to infuse, rather than distill, alcohol. The kits, which typically include botanicals and juniper berries, are legal because they operate by infusing pre-bought vodka rather than fermenting or distilling spirits at home, which requires a license.

Bigun:


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escapeefromtaxachusetts:

--- Quote from: Elderberry on Sunday, Apr 12, 05:46 am ---Bathtub gin kits are legal, provided they are used to infuse, rather than distill, alcohol. The kits, which typically include botanicals and juniper berries, are legal because they operate by infusing pre-bought vodka rather than fermenting or distilling spirits at home, which requires a license.

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Thanks, it turned out okay, not as good as Tanqueray or Bombay but still pretty good for home brew.......
Kept thinking of the old Hank Jr. song, Country boy can survive..."we make our own wine"
Have a few friends who make their own peach wine..... good stuff. Had a conference and eight us finished a case of 12 in one night......
paid the price the next day as I'm not as young as I used to be...

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