Nicknames for whiskey, especially illegally made whiskey:
| MOONSHINE | 663 |
| BOOTLEG | 277 |
| WHITE LIGHTNING | 151 |
| WHITE MULE | 60 |
| MOUNTAIN DEW | 55 |
| BATHTUB GIN | 54 |
| HOOCH | 44 |
| HOME BREW | 40 |
| FIRE-WATER | 37 |
| SHINE | 27 |
| CORN SQUEEZIN’S | 23 |
| CORN LIQUOR | 20 |
| CORN WHISKEY | 16 |
| BOOTLEG WHISKEY | 15 |
| ROTGUT | 14 |
| WILDCAT | 14 |
| CORN | 11 |
| MOON | 9 |
| PANTHER-PISS | 9 |
| BOOZE | 8 |
| STUMP-JUICE | 8 |
| BOOTLEG LIQUOR | 6 |
| PINE-TOP | 4 |
| RED-EYE | 4 |
| SHINNY | 4 |
| STUMP-HOLE | 4 |
| CONTRABAND | 3 |
| JACKASS | 3 |
| NH | 3 |
| STUMP-WATER | 3 |
| BLOCKADE | 2 |
| BOOTLEGGED | 2 |
| CAT | 2 |
| DYNAMITE | 2 |
| GRAY MULE | 2 |
| LIGHTNING | 2 |
| LIQUOR | 2 |
| MINNESOTA THIRTEEN | 2 |
| OKOLEHAU | 2 |
| PACKINGHAM | 2 |
| POP-SKULL | 2 |
| RUCKUS JUICE | 2 |
| RYE WHISKEY | 2 |
| SCHNAPPS | 2 |
| SNAKE-MEDICINE | 2 |
| STILL WHISKEY | 2 |
| STUMP | 2 |
| SUGAR WHISKEY | 2 |
| TEMPLETON RYE | 2 |
| TUSSOCK | 2 |
| WHITE HORSE | 2 |
| (LOCAL BOOTLEGGER’S NAME) | 1 |
| BAD LIQUOR | 1 |
| BAR WHISKEY | 1 |
| BATHTUB JUICE | 1 |
| BATHTUB LIQUOR | 1 |
| BELLY-WASH | 1 |
| BLACK MARKET | 1 |
| BLACKJACK | 1 |
| BLIND PIG | 1 |
| BLIND TIGER | 1 |
| BLOCKADE JUICE | 1 |
| BLOCKADE LIQUOR | 1 |
| BLOCKADE WHISKEY | 1 |
| BOOTLEG ALCOHOL | 1 |
| BOOTLEG BEER | 1 |
| BOOTLEG BOOZE | 1 |
| BOOTLEG STUFF | 1 |
| BOOTLEGGERS’ JUICE | 1 |
| BOOTLEGGING | 1 |
| BOTTLED IN A BARN | 1 |
| BOURBON | 1 |
| BRIAR-PATCH | 1 |
| BUCK | 1 |
| BUG JUICE | 1 |
| BUSHWHACK | 1 |
| BUST-HEAD | 1 |
| CANNED HEAT | 1 |
| CANYON RUN | 1 |
| CHARTERED WHISKEY | 1 |
| CHOCTAW | 1 |
| COLD MEDICINE | 1 |
| CONCENTRATED LYE | 1 |
| CONVERSATION FLUID | 1 |
| COPPER | 1 |
| CORN JUICE | 1 |
| COVE JUICE | 1 |
| COWBELL PHOSPHATE | 1 |
| DILUTED BARBWIRE | 1 |
| EMBALMING FLUID | 1 |
| EYE-OPENER | 1 |
| FARMERS’ WINE | 1 |
| FIGHTIN’ LIQUOR | 1 |
| FRUIT-JAR | 1 |
| GAY-WATER | 1 |
| GRAPE BRANDY | 1 |
| GRAPPA | 1 |
| GREEN WHISKEY | 1 |
| HAIR OF THE DOG | 1 |
| HAPPY-WATER | 1 |
| HOMEMADE LIQUOR | 1 |
| HOMEMADE WHISKEY | 1 |
| HORSE AND MULE FEED | 1 |
| JERSEY LIGHTNING | 1 |
| JIMMY-JOHN | 1 |
| JOHN BARLEYCORN | 1 |
| JOY JUICE | 1 |
| JUNIPER JUICE | 1 |
| JUNIPER SQUEEZING | 1 |
| KEG WHISKEY | 1 |
| KICKAPOO JOY JUICE | 1 |
| LEG-WASH | 1 |
| LITTLE BROWN WILLIE WIT | 1 |
| LOW-WINE | 1 |
| MALT BEER | 1 |
| MASH | 1 |
| MISSISSIPPI MULE | 1 |
| MOONSHINE WHISKEY | 1 |
| MULE | 1 |
| P.P.P. | 1 |
| PANTHER JUICE | 1 |
| PANTHER-JUICE | 1 |
| PICK-HANDLE | 1 |
| PINE-KNOT | 1 |
| PINEY-PEE | 1 |
| PINK LADY | 1 |
| PITTSBURG DEEP-SHAFT | 1 |
| POTATO ALCOHOL | 1 |
| POT-LIQUOR | 1 |
| PRUNE JUICE | 1 |
| PURPLE PASSION | 1 |
| RAMBLETOWN MOON | 1 |
| RAT-GUT | 1 |
| RATTLESNAKE JUICE | 1 |
| RAW WHISKEY | 1 |
| RECIPE | 1 |
| REVENUE JUICE | 1 |
| RHEUMATISM MEDICINE | 1 |
| RUM | 1 |
| RUM MOONSHINE | 1 |
| RYE LIQUOR | 1 |
| SCORPION-JUICE | 1 |
| SCOTCH | 1 |
| SCRAP-IRON | 1 |
| SCREAMIN’ PETER | 1 |
| SEAL | 1 |
| SIPPIN’ WHISKEY | 1 |
| SKEE | 1 |
| SKEEDUM | 1 |
| SMOKE | 1 |
| SNAKE-BITE | 1 |
| SNAKE-BITE MEDICINE | 1 |
| SNAKE-OIL | 1 |
| SPIRITS | 1 |
| SQUEEZIN’S | 1 |
| SQUIRREL-WHISKEY | 1 |
| STILLED | 1 |
| STILLED LIQUOR | 1 |
| STILL-POT | 1 |
| STILL-WATER | 1 |
| STOOP-DOWN | 1 |
| STUMP LIQUOR | 1 |
| STUMP RUM | 1 |
| SUGAR-DRIP | 1 |
| SUGAR-HEAD | 1 |
| SWIPE | 1 |
| THOMSON’S EYEWATER | 1 |
| TIGER SWEAT | 1 |
| TODDY | 1 |
| TONIC | 1 |
| TORPEDO JUICE | 1 |
| TUSSICK LIQUOR | 1 |
| UNBONDED | 1 |
| UNSTAMPED LIQUOR | 1 |
| WHISKEY | 1 |
| WHITE | 1 |
| WHITE WHISKEY | 1 |
| WHIZ | 1 |
| WILDCAT LIQUOR | 1 |
| WINE | 1 |
| WOOD ALCOHOL | 1 |
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