Methodists & Moonshiners

Did you know George Washington drank his way through the South in 1791 and ran one of the country's biggest distilleries after his presidency? Or that Methodists were even keener about drying up America than Baptists were? In Methodists and Moonshiners: Another Prohibition Expedition Through the South¿with Cocktail Recipes, you'll learn about the notorious murder at Atlanta's Georgian Terrace Hotel, the peculiar story of Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins, who share a hometown with actor Andy Griffith, and the former enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey. In this companion volume to Baptists and Bootleggers, you'll go to bars, distilleries, speakeasies, museums and cemeteries and can sample vintage and modern cocktails from the comfort of home. History has never been so much fun!