Fermenting and Distilling Mountain Dew to Make Moonshine

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We flew all the way to New Zealand to turn Mountain Dew in to "Mountain Dew" with our friend Jesse from ‪@StillIt‬! We fermented then distilled Mountain Dew in a bubble plate distiller, making white whiskey (also known as moonshine). Home distilling is illegal in the USA, but has been legal in NZ for years.
Check out most of the equipment used in this video here:
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Jesse's KZread Channel:
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Jesse's website: chasethecraft.com
Check out ‪@goldenhivemead‬ to see Mountain Dew turned into wine: • MAKING WINE FROM MOUNT...

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  • @goldenhivemead
    @goldenhivemead3 ай бұрын

    This deserves a Nobel Prize

  • @bobsaturday4273

    @bobsaturday4273

    Ай бұрын

    FOR STUPIDITY !

  • @StillIt
    @StillIt3 ай бұрын

    Had a absolute blast making this with you team. What should we do next time? . . . There is going to be a next time right?

  • @ClawhammerSupply

    @ClawhammerSupply

    3 ай бұрын

    Fun times. Definitely going to have to do it again. Thanks for having us!

  • @AMPProf

    @AMPProf

    3 ай бұрын

    You do that one Yuck candy Salty licorice?

  • @WhAtKnOtZzZ

    @WhAtKnOtZzZ

    3 ай бұрын

    Get hold of some Irn bru 1901!!

  • @RosebudDelicious

    @RosebudDelicious

    3 ай бұрын

    Try black tea sprite

  • @thealchemist-hr8me

    @thealchemist-hr8me

    3 ай бұрын

    If y'all are still curious, Carbonic Acid has a very high boiling point of 333.6°C(632.5°F for us in the U.S.) but will likely undergo hydrolysis with water being heated in the presence of that much H20 breaking back down into H2O + CO2 ⇌ H2CO3 though the reaction may not reach complete homeostasis in more acidic conditions allowing a few molecules of carbonic to be carried up through the distillation by vapor and end up in your nearly azeotropic ethanol "Dew-Shine"🤷‍♂ But any that made it that far would very likely completely hydrolyze out of solution once proofed back down with clean water possibly indicated by a few extra bubbles when proofing down but other than that there shouldn't be any noticeable evidence of it left after that, so in my opinion that would be an unlikely flavor component of the final spirit👨‍🔬 Hope that helps satisfy the curiosity about the Carbonic Acid😅 Any other science-y intellectual curiosities' of similar nature come up in the future, please feel free to inquire with me anytime if you're really serious about satisfying the itch for learning such knowledge... I can be a surprisingly skilled and knowledgeable research resource in such instances🧪🔬 --RuneShine, Michigan's Norse-Druid Alchemist✌💚🙃

  • @fiery_transition
    @fiery_transition3 ай бұрын

    The last cry of the dying heater as he whacked it got me 😂

  • @Jordan-ut8wx

    @Jordan-ut8wx

    3 ай бұрын

    Damn thing sounded like someone running full tilt doing a war cry

  • @marcuspinson
    @marcuspinson3 ай бұрын

    mountain dew was actually originally created as a whiskey mixer. So this is almost poetic

  • @Deanabern

    @Deanabern

    3 ай бұрын

    I was told it was a moonshine chaser but similar enough

  • @UFEDUC3

    @UFEDUC3

    3 ай бұрын

    Moonshine in it's purest form is a whiskey or bourbon distillate.... So, uhmm..... @@Deanabern

  • @UFEDUC3

    @UFEDUC3

    3 ай бұрын

    In other words moonshine is literally just unaged whiskey@@Deanabern

  • @kevind7617

    @kevind7617

    2 ай бұрын

    Moonshine is just illegally made spirits.. mostly made with corn & barely where I'm from.. If it's legal & white.. it's just New make or unaged

  • @nemonameless6082

    @nemonameless6082

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@UBMGDUC3 it's not aged in a barrel yes but the most important difference is paying tax on it. If it's taxed, it ain't shine!

  • @bmxjkingGaming
    @bmxjkingGaming3 ай бұрын

    chip i'm all jacked up on mountain dew

  • @gelliebeane6789

    @gelliebeane6789

    3 ай бұрын

    "It's anarchy!" 😂

  • @deangeloallen8395

    @deangeloallen8395

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

  • @lukelawson1794

    @lukelawson1794

    Ай бұрын

    I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey...

  • @robertschroeder1978
    @robertschroeder19783 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed the video of you all hanging out and just having some distillation fun with a little craziness. Always good to se you all together.

  • @ffwast
    @ffwast2 ай бұрын

    Fun legal fact: Distilling is federally illegal but a few states (I think 8 so far) have decriminalized it, just like the devil's lettuce

  • @oblivian1308

    @oblivian1308

    2 ай бұрын

    Soon poking smot will be federally legal

  • @dirtybird437

    @dirtybird437

    2 ай бұрын

    you can create your own "Craft beer" in your kitchen and its Perfectly Legal. As long as you are not SELLING or Transporting your "Brew" you can distill your own liquor. The Government can not get involved if it is "for own consumption". now, makeing 400 gallons of it... yeah, that would draw attention. But.. 1-3 gallons? You're fine.

  • @andrewstraub131

    @andrewstraub131

    2 ай бұрын

    Stilling is legal under a certain volume for “personal use” in all these 50 states

  • @gboy1298

    @gboy1298

    Ай бұрын

    @@dirtybird437Most states require you to have a distillers license. Otherwise it is illegal to distill in the majority of the states.

  • @dirtybird437

    @dirtybird437

    Ай бұрын

    @@gboy1298 only if you are going to sell your product. There is a certain limit per state that allows for "private consumption of alcohol you make". Like 1-2 gallons usually. Anything more, you need a license to make

  • @chrispenedwards2330
    @chrispenedwards23303 ай бұрын

    Next project, "Rootbeer Beer"

  • @WarkWarbly
    @WarkWarbly3 ай бұрын

    Silver Mountain. Yes, it took me three days to come up with this. And honestly it sounds pretty tasty. I used to make a drink called "Liquid Hell" Half bottle (6 oz) of Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade. Half can (6 oz) of Cranberry Red Bull. 1 shot (50 ml) 190 proof everclear. Its absolutely fantastic. But only one... only one...

  • @jasonconnor3905

    @jasonconnor3905

    2 ай бұрын

    You are then most

  • @brendenallen2411
    @brendenallen24113 ай бұрын

    Love the disc golf supplies in the back. Big shine energy

  • @YanickGirouard
    @YanickGirouard3 ай бұрын

    Didn't think Moonshine could become more hillbilly than it already was... I was wrong! 🤣

  • @kiwibonsai2062
    @kiwibonsai20622 ай бұрын

    This is the best tv show we've had in nz for years , CHEERS 👌

  • @samfisher6606
    @samfisher66063 ай бұрын

    Golden Hive Mead basically the same thing you guys are saying in regard to tasting notes. Also, I've found a great method for flattening soda is freezing it all the way and then thawing it out because the CO2 stays suspended in liquid but separates in a solid so when you thaw it out, the gas escapes.

  • @ClawhammerSupply

    @ClawhammerSupply

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m not gonna ask why you are flattening soda…. Actually, yes I am. Why are you doing that!?

  • @samfisher6606

    @samfisher6606

    3 ай бұрын

    @@ClawhammerSupply I don't typically. I just noticed that that's what happens after I left a soda in the freezer too long by accident and it froze. When it thawed, I noticed it was completely flat and it's because all the gas escapes out of the soda.

  • @ChrisDembinsky

    @ChrisDembinsky

    2 ай бұрын

    @@samfisher6606 Hate it when I do that...

  • @gae_wead_dad_6914

    @gae_wead_dad_6914

    23 күн бұрын

    @@ClawhammerSupply You also get a more concentrated (syrup form) of the Soda So if you like McDonald's coke - that's the only way to get it without a restaraunt permit and a deal with coke.

  • @gae_wead_dad_6914

    @gae_wead_dad_6914

    23 күн бұрын

    @@samfisher6606 Yeah, and when you thaw it - the concentrate usually comes out first. So you get the ultra taste of coke. Like the most coke you can ever coke without visiting Columbia.

  • @grahamsong4585
    @grahamsong458520 күн бұрын

    One of the most interesting videos on KZread. Thanks!

  • @BuzzKillingtonism
    @BuzzKillingtonism3 ай бұрын

    Love this collaboration 😀

  • @bridgettewade4167
    @bridgettewade41673 ай бұрын

    You gotta love to see you favorite brewers collab with your favorite distiller

  • @chriscaudill7326
    @chriscaudill73262 ай бұрын

    Very cool, and love that jessies rockin the itam hat.

  • @HenryKlausEsq.
    @HenryKlausEsq.2 ай бұрын

    When two awesome channels collab. You love to see it.

  • @thomasdeas1941
    @thomasdeas19418 күн бұрын

    This had me laughing so hard, including the comments. Thank you.

  • @user-ts4gw2dx8f
    @user-ts4gw2dx8f26 күн бұрын

    Mountain dew was a nickname for moonshine. How quickly we forget history.

  • @ChrisDembinsky
    @ChrisDembinsky2 ай бұрын

    Sadly I drink Mt Dew daily and I can tell you getting it as cold as possible is key. I would totally buy this if I could find it in the US. LOL

  • @kyzercube
    @kyzercube3 ай бұрын

    1 1/2 kilo's is way more than " a little over a pound " 🤣It's closer to 3 1/2 pounds.

  • @2779mattie
    @2779mattie3 ай бұрын

    This was a very interesting show. I found it fascinating I guess you can ferment Mountain Dew ,thank you.

  • @tnman6938
    @tnman693825 күн бұрын

    GREAT SHOW!!! FROM TENNESSEE, WHERE THE REAL MOUNTAIN DEW CAME FROM!!! BOTTOMS UP🤟

  • @billygilbert7911
    @billygilbert79113 ай бұрын

    Cool video guys. Green otter pop is my favorite. That sounds good.

  • @TheVonhollan
    @TheVonhollan2 ай бұрын

    Grandma use to just unscrew the cap, just to hear the fizz from her sparkling flavored waters. Then leave them in fridge or on the counter. After a few days to a week, she would have flavored water ni fizzy lifting drink.

  • @xinniethep00h
    @xinniethep00hАй бұрын

    11:37 He says 1.5 kilos is a little over a pound when really its a little over 3 pounds lmao

  • @freedomtowander
    @freedomtowander3 ай бұрын

    So glad y’all left the heaters death squeal in the video! I fix mine the same way lol

  • @Tony-op6xf
    @Tony-op6xf2 ай бұрын

    What an awesome experiment 🎉 ty

  • @lonock1100
    @lonock11003 ай бұрын

    Brilliant idea

  • @Alobster1
    @Alobster12 ай бұрын

    The land of the free. Where i can't even distill my own booze.

  • @ScarrednCharred

    @ScarrednCharred

    2 ай бұрын

    It is legal. Free men don't need permission.

  • @dietaktlosengamer2911

    @dietaktlosengamer2911

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah cus idiots will accidently produce methanyl, and you don't wanna do that

  • @bobsaturday4273

    @bobsaturday4273

    Ай бұрын

    whats stopping you ? just don't advertise it

  • @jimmio3727

    @jimmio3727

    25 күн бұрын

    America is slavery to taxes like every other country. We don't have freedom as they want you to believe.

  • @barnsmori7053
    @barnsmori70533 ай бұрын

    Love from New Zealand!!!

  • @jkkarkar
    @jkkarkar2 ай бұрын

    This was a fun video to watch.

  • @Tbone1716swagmaster
    @Tbone1716swagmaster3 ай бұрын

    You know it's going to be a good video when you see Popcorn Sutton in the first 15 seconds!

  • @pitbulllife4198
    @pitbulllife41982 ай бұрын

    Y'all are awesome

  • @r7kelley553
    @r7kelley5532 ай бұрын

    I'm all jacked up on Mountain Dew!!

  • @Adam-su2jj
    @Adam-su2jj3 ай бұрын

    You guys need to buy some Mountain Dew syrup and mix with water, then disstill it.

  • @-John-Doe-

    @-John-Doe-

    3 ай бұрын

    The syrup still has Sodium Benzoate as an ingredient - which prevents fermentation.

  • @blueberrywilbur315

    @blueberrywilbur315

    2 ай бұрын

    @@-John-Doe-Not if you adjust the PH

  • @08wolfeyes
    @08wolfeyes3 ай бұрын

    Moon-Dew! 😂 Moonshine + Mountain-Dew= Moon-Dew!, 😂 Interesting to see what can be created with other drinks!

  • @ClawhammerSupply

    @ClawhammerSupply

    3 ай бұрын

    I like it

  • @lewishudgens

    @lewishudgens

    Ай бұрын

    "MOON-DEW"! I LOVE IT! (Also, "DEW-SHINE", I like that too!)

  • @08wolfeyes

    @08wolfeyes

    Ай бұрын

    @lewishudgens , Hey, thar does also sound rather good! Now, what would the bottles label look like?, lol! 😂

  • @joutoob9

    @joutoob9

    5 күн бұрын

    @@ClawhammerSupply "Mon Dieu!" more like it.

  • @Leo99929
    @Leo999293 ай бұрын

    You should be able to sit with your still at about 60°C with nothing coming out. Take it up to 70°C-75°C and it only produces a small amount then stop, regardless of how long you leave it. This is fractionally distilling the methanol and higher volatile heads out. Then up to 78°C+ and it starts producing again. This is the ethanol fraction. Collect in small containers, labelled with order. Combine to taste later.

  • @LantzBrauBrewery
    @LantzBrauBrewery3 ай бұрын

    Definitely inspiring in a weird way... I think I'll try something similar in my still with 75% partially fermented Mtn Dew and some cheap/leftover Rum. The combo may be good!

  • @nontrashfire2
    @nontrashfire22 ай бұрын

    I'm so happy to hear that they knew the original story about the name in the first few seconds.

  • @colkestrel
    @colkestrel3 ай бұрын

    I actually made the mountain dew beer, wine whatever you may want to call it a few months ago. I used the real sugar mountain dew though. I am surprised this worked. I had a ton of trouble with the PH also. Pitched yeast twice before I figured out there was a problem, fixed it and pitched yeast again. unfortunately couldn't distill it. Would love to try this.

  • @gregliming6875
    @gregliming68753 ай бұрын

    Shelf full of disc golf discs in the background. Love to see it.

  • @idocare6538
    @idocare6538Ай бұрын

    @ 1:38 Disc Golf discs!! Woot, tell us about that... And enjoying some drinks while playing. =-)

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko3 ай бұрын

    I think in the vein of Skeeter P, this should be called Mountain P. Mountain P, Taste the Yellow Snow!

  • @ausfoodgarden
    @ausfoodgarden3 ай бұрын

    What a great and stupid collab with Stillit. Toxic Dew distilling. This was such a fun and entertaining video. I love you guys. Gimme more.

  • @badmally
    @badmally2 ай бұрын

    Just a few lads doing the Dew. Carry on lads.

  • @j2tus2000
    @j2tus2000Ай бұрын

    Digging the disc golf rack in the back

  • @wileymarm0t
    @wileymarm0t2 ай бұрын

    Great job on this recipe! You basically made my favorite mixer, Vodka Dew! Definitely drink it on ice. Cheers!

  • @ortegaeastside
    @ortegaeastside3 ай бұрын

    New Mountain Dewcream. ❤❤❤❤

  • @jeremyhunter1459
    @jeremyhunter14592 ай бұрын

    Got the ZZ Top vibe going on.

  • @Not_Qwake
    @Not_QwakeАй бұрын

    "Tastes like diabetes" *Turns the diabetes taste into liver cancer taste*

  • @smellyvalley
    @smellyvalley3 ай бұрын

    Yeeeehaaaa. Fast forward till the end

  • @goatymcgoatface3575
    @goatymcgoatface357523 күн бұрын

    I really wanna try this

  • @dr.feelgood2358
    @dr.feelgood23583 ай бұрын

    after a stripping run, I make cuts based on temperature of the vapor right before it goes to the condenser. anything above 195-200 F is tails. heads are mostly below 182-185 F

  • @b.p.stimemachines2327
    @b.p.stimemachines232723 күн бұрын

    Yes, this is the correct statement. The heads in the tails contain fusil alcohols which are other alcohols than ethanol which is what fermentation produces obviously so when you pull your tails in your head, you get diffusely alcohols so you do he’s doing it right I’m just puzzled how they got all that Mountain Dew to ferment in five days when it takes me two days to kick off 5 gallons of beer and that’s just barely starting to firman. It takes like I’m still ferment after like three weeks, but there’s a lot of sugar cherries. Whatever I put in my beer or wine.

  • @Crangaso
    @Crangaso3 ай бұрын

    Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn I bet that is some good moonshine

  • @user-kw2rl8df2s
    @user-kw2rl8df2s2 ай бұрын

    Ghostbusters: Never cross the streams!

  • @JamesShelnutt2
    @JamesShelnutt22 ай бұрын

    best idea ever

  • @grimmbanditproductions4630
    @grimmbanditproductions4630Ай бұрын

    19:30 pov dumping bedpans in the hospital

  • @thegoatest
    @thegoatest25 күн бұрын

    Dewsh ine. You didn't think this through. Dew shine. Dewsh ine. 😂

  • @NickDrinksWater
    @NickDrinksWaterАй бұрын

    Nothin better than some good ol' mountain dew!

  • @Ramon609
    @Ramon609Ай бұрын

    I honestly did not expect to see a crate of Amstel Bier which is a Dutch beer and i am Dutch myself so that was funny to see that crate there

  • @BluealueJk
    @BluealueJk3 ай бұрын

    This video is in my algorithm, I shall watch all 40 mins

  • @MrTette78
    @MrTette782 ай бұрын

    i would love to try this...

  • @jklolmanikinJS
    @jklolmanikinJSАй бұрын

    7:24 This man's Giggle sent me. 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @garycraig4277
    @garycraig42772 ай бұрын

    I have low blood sugar but I love Mountain Dew I start to shake then crash within minutes I only drink ounce in a great while but the shine looks really good

  • @craigpierre2765
    @craigpierre2765Ай бұрын

    The theory is good that the sugar water pop could ferment to make shine is good but it really doesn't get the flavour int he raw product unless you infuse something. One of the best yield mixes I have ever used was with Kirkland brand Mango juice and sugar. It comes out very clean and high proof. I just love experimenting. with different blends.

  • @ILCorvo001
    @ILCorvo0012 ай бұрын

    Thanks to a new bill passed, come June it will now be legal to in WV, though still illegal to sell.

  • @harpintn
    @harpintnАй бұрын

    Props for using the mud mixer on the mountain dew

  • @alecrisser12
    @alecrisser12Ай бұрын

    I need to get back into brewing my simple home beer. I literally just boiled some pumpernickel and hops in water, strained the mush out, let it cool to about 100°F, then put it in a mason jar with fruit, sugar and yeast. Gave it a stir and then sealed it lightly so it wouldn't explode.

  • @flapdrol
    @flapdrol17 күн бұрын

    Like the Amstel crate in the setup, but hope you had better beer to drink.

  • @massmtman
    @massmtmanАй бұрын

    That stack in the refinery is called a Reflux Tube.

  • @BenKDesigns
    @BenKDesigns3 ай бұрын

    I think I can be confident in saying that thanks to KZread, New Zealand and Australia are two of the most beloved countries in the world. Not entirely, because you guys still rock, but it definitely helps.

  • @albyshinyfield8841

    @albyshinyfield8841

    3 ай бұрын

    You work for the tourism industry?

  • @BenKDesigns

    @BenKDesigns

    3 ай бұрын

    @@albyshinyfield8841 No, I just watch a lot of KZread and also love folks from the two above mentioned countries.

  • @mentallychallengeddolphin9677
    @mentallychallengeddolphin96772 ай бұрын

    i look at this vid n think oo this looks interesting, in the first sentence they said they went to new zealand to do so which is a cool coincidence. cheers from nz

  • @metaldragonbraveheart
    @metaldragonbraveheart3 ай бұрын

    Now I have to try this with Code Red Mt Dew,

  • @ChristopherKnN

    @ChristopherKnN

    Ай бұрын

    And Voltage

  • @Beardshire
    @Beardshire17 күн бұрын

    That code says you can and can't in the same sentence, that's not confusing at all. MY Family has been making Mead for decades for Christmas time, it's a Nordic tradition

  • @Tommy1jr
    @Tommy1jr3 ай бұрын

    Double Dew Sounds fitting yall know Mountain Dew was created as a mixer in the 1940's

  • @kapteinsuperskoot6986
    @kapteinsuperskoot69862 ай бұрын

    Swirl the bottle axially after upending it. Fastest way to empty it. No glugging.

  • @tidallocs993
    @tidallocs9939 сағат бұрын

    They need to bring back Mt Dewshine

  • @adammeeks6448
    @adammeeks644816 күн бұрын

    You can make soda flat if you open the bottle. Close it back up and sit it out for a week or two

  • @keepitsolidkeepitreal2877
    @keepitsolidkeepitreal28773 ай бұрын

    AWESOMENESS GREATNESSES HAPPENED 💡💯✅🔥

  • @kevind7617
    @kevind76172 ай бұрын

    Green Otterpops are my favorite

  • @jimandskittum
    @jimandskittum27 күн бұрын

    Don't deny your children Mountain Dew or any sugary drinks. Don't deny them tasty red meats, or chocolate or fast foods. 60 years in and I wouldn't have it any other way.

  • @surfingserpents676
    @surfingserpents6763 ай бұрын

    Dude saw homeboy make mead with mtn dew and said ahh yes I gotta top it with dew shine 😂

  • @bearsiksika2825
    @bearsiksika28253 ай бұрын

    Actually craft distillation is legal in a few states; it has always been legal in the state of Missouri where it is enshrined in the States Constitution! I believe West Virginia that just legalized it this month!

  • @ClawhammerSupply

    @ClawhammerSupply

    3 ай бұрын

    MO is the only state. Hopefully WV will be next. But it hasn’t been signed yet.

  • @bearsiksika2825

    @bearsiksika2825

    3 ай бұрын

    Home brewing is legal in Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Rhode Island. All allow craft distilling home brew for personal use!! When I lived in MI I could legally distill upto 6000 proof gallons a year!

  • @jakebertrand8414
    @jakebertrand84143 ай бұрын

    Best soda of all time

  • @BTK76
    @BTK7629 күн бұрын

    As a brewer Im interested in what kind of yeast you used. Champagne yeast is often used in high abv brews because it can handle the extra alcohol without creating those unsavory tannon flavors.

  • @ThingsThatIDo
    @ThingsThatIDoАй бұрын

    You can distill up to 200 gallons of alcohol for personal use in the state of Missouri per year. Perfectly legal

  • @FrigidFrosty
    @FrigidFrosty3 ай бұрын

    I'd actually try that, I'm curious to what it actually tastes like.

  • @chrisfryer3118
    @chrisfryer31183 ай бұрын

    To degas either use a sonic bath or boil or run through a filter paper

  • @caseyronson603
    @caseyronson6032 ай бұрын

    LIKE A MENTOS REACTION!

  • @hoppermantis7615
    @hoppermantis76152 ай бұрын

    Long Live POPCORN !!! And Christmas Apple Pie !! FYI. I keep MY guns, Next to the fishing poles.

  • @vgamedude12
    @vgamedude122 ай бұрын

    I dont like distilled beverages but this was entertaining. I watched the whole thing.

  • @joejohn5398
    @joejohn5398Ай бұрын

    Fun fact, this video is what we do in prisons for a hustle except distilling unless we know what we are doing

  • @3234MRDV
    @3234MRDV2 ай бұрын

    You may be onto something with adding it to lemonade!

  • @AMPProf
    @AMPProf3 ай бұрын

    This should have a million vhiews

  • @madfoxwoody
    @madfoxwoodyАй бұрын

    Fun fact: In the State of Missouri, you can make your own homemade spirits. It's that you can only make so much and you can't sell it.

  • @Tronmakers
    @TronmakersАй бұрын

    There was actually a mountain dew flavor released a few years back called dew-shine

  • @gleicher13
    @gleicher133 ай бұрын

    Did people not know that Mnt Dew was originally made as a mixer for moonshine?? 😂😂

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