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Connoisseurs of fine malt Scotch will drink their whisky in a heavy based glass (usually lead crystal) either neat or with a very small splash of cold still water to help release the flavours. The addition of ice ("Scotch on the rocks") is frowned upon as it destroys the flavour.
 
Connoisseurs of fine malt Scotch will drink their whisky in a heavy based glass (usually lead crystal) either neat or with a very small splash of cold still water to help release the flavours. The addition of ice ("Scotch on the rocks") is frowned upon as it destroys the flavour.
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==Moonshine Whiskey==
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Moonshine, or home-made whiskey, has been a fixture of (especially) southern life for centuries.  However, there was a surge of illicit moonshine production during prohibition.  Moonshine did, and continues to, cause many health problems, aside from alcoholism itself.
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*Lead poisoning<ref>http://www2.jsonline.com/news/editorials/apr01/marchione08040701.asp</ref>
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*Methanol poisoning<ref>http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673605734693</ref>
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*Arsenic poisoning<ref>http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/140/2/211</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Alcoholic beverages]]
 
[[Category:Alcoholic beverages]]
 
[[category:Scottish Cuisine]]
 
[[category:Scottish Cuisine]]
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