text: Moonshine is the term for whiskey that is made at home. It is usually pretty nasty, flavor-wise. The term comes from the fact that when alcohol prohibition was in effect in the U.S. in the early 1900s, people turned to making whiskey in their own houses, under cover of night (moon shine). \n\nMade me laugh, by the way, that you posted this in Astronomy...it only makes sense that you would post it here!\nHope that helped...