Moonshine Tasting

This is what (part of) my Friday afternoon looked like:

 

That's moonshine. Completely legal moonshine, that is. (This Washington Post story gives a good explanation to the trend.) One of my colleagues invited me to participate in a testing, leading to my Facebook status update yesterday that I was "doing yoga" and "drinking moonshine" in the same day. (Yes, I am faithful to my Friday lunch time yoga classes. It's all about the balance).

I don't know much about moonshine, so it was interesting to sit at the tasting table with people who do. It wasn't the scene that you'd think of when you imagine people drinking moonshine -- no banjo playing in sight. In fact, it was all quite civilized, much like a wine tasting in which we rated several varieties based on aroma, appearance, and taste.

 
To quote one of my colleauges: "This stuff clears your sinuses."

I can't say that I'm going to become a moonshine connoisseur -- going to leave that to the experts and stick to my pinot gris. But it sure was fun trying ...

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