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by sleepy kitty on January 18th, 2007

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Would you trust homemade rum from a kid in school that sells it dirt cheap?

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  • by glamorgirli on January 18th, 2007

    glamorgirli

    No theres probably rat poisoning or Something else in it! Although some of my relatives in Yugoslavia that live in small villages make there own Alcohol, like Brandy. But just from some random kid...No!

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  • by Wendora on January 18th, 2007

    Wendora

    No, I don't feel like going blind.

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on January 18th, 2007

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day Marshallmathers,

    Thank you for your question.

    No. Moonshine liquor is made from yeast fermenting to produce ethanol and then seperating out the alcohol. It is not aged as other rums would be meaning that it contains impurities and toxins such as methanol. A study by the Virginia Health System found that over half of the moonshine sampled had lead levels above Federal guidelines meaning that people who drink it could get lead poisoning. As well, even if you trust him, he is probably not very experienced at making rum. Last year, 35 people were killed in Nicaragua from drinking bootleg liquor similar to what your friend is selling.

    If you are at school, you are probably not old enough to drink the rum legally in any case. I would make sure that you live to reach a legal drinking age and give bootleg rum made by a schoolkid a big miss.

    I have attached sources for your reference.

    Regards

    Wikipedia Moonshine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine
    Potsdam University
    http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/InTheNews/Etc/1056399981.html
    ABC News report on deaths in Nicaragua
    http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2422149&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

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  • by mediaskate648 on January 18th, 2007

    mediaskate648

    No because the way rum is made, it could have poisonous methanol in it, which could be deadly

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  • by TailorMadeHell on January 18th, 2007

    TailorMadeHell

    Everyone so far has answered this from an weird stance. First thought is about the rum. What everyone should be thinking is why is a kid selling rum in school. No, do not trust 'bathtub' anything. During prohibition, many people died because of bad spirits. And what idea does some kid have about brewing anyways? I'm sure they may have picked something up from a book or watching pops brew up the 'good stuff', though they have not enough experience behind them to make good spirits. Then again, maybe someone should look into this. Kids selling alcohol at school. Oh yeah, I think my tax dollars should go to giving you an education so you can distill alcohol. Right.

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  • by phillip8pussy on January 18th, 2007

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    Maybe if its free

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  • by Anonymous on January 18th, 2007

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    heck no! he is random and probably shady

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  • by Dog_Star on January 18th, 2007

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    No, you need know how it was made first.If the spirit is produced from fermenting sugar then distilling the product would make Ethanol, thats fine to drink, although the Rum flavour would probably be ordinary.

    Modern home Ethanol(Alcohol) production is an easy process and the Ethanol produced won't make you go blind as it is made from distilling fermented sugar.

    Governments around the world de-natured (poisoned Alcohol) to limit its use and protect their large Tax Revenues from commercial Liquor production, this killed many people and blinded others.

    Its probably OK, his Grandfather may make it,but don't take the risk.

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  • by Abbyguy on January 18th, 2007

    Abbyguy

    Not in this lifetime!

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  • by scotty2006 on January 18th, 2007

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    Absolutely not, I'd stay as far away from it as I could.

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  • by D.A. on November 11th, 2007

    D.A.

    distilling alcohol creates several different types during the process, some of which are deadly if you consume too much of them, so the different types have to be separated. Someone who doesn't know how to do this can give you something that is a mixture of all of them and it can kill you.

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  • by Anonymous on November 11th, 2007

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    Are you crazy?! Go lick a toad or something for free! Just Kidding!!

    Raid your folks liquor stash like everybody else did while young, and test it out. Don't buy home made brew from a minor whose got a local brewery...in a trash can out back in the sticks.


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    SERIOUSLY... don't lick a toad, kid.

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