Chasing the White Dog
Original airdate: March 26, 2010
“In Chasing the White Dog, journalist Max Watman traces the historical roots and contemporary story of hooch. He takes us to the backwoods of Appalachia and the gritty nip joints of Philadelphia, from a federal courthouse to Pocono Speedway, profiling the colorful characters who make up white whiskey’s lore. Along the way, Watman chronicles his hilarious attempts to distill his own moonshine — the essential ingredients and the many ways it can all go wrong — from his initial ill-fated batch to his first successful jar of ‘shine.” – simonandschuster.com
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