This past week our group accomplished a lot. We finally nailed down our topic and what we would like to achieve. We decided to proceed on the moonshine route. One of our biggest concerns while considering that topic was that we wouldn't be able to find any experts willing to speak with us since it is illegal to manufacture your own moonshine. But I discovered that a friend of mine, Alex, comes from a family that has been making their own moonshine for a long time. Under certain conditions, Alex's dad agreed to let us film him making moonshine as well as answering some questions from us about the process and the culture of moonshine. I'm interested to see if Alex has any more family members, like grandparents, that have passed down this tradition in their family.
Possible Questions for Alex:
1. At what age were you taught how to make moonshine?
2. How often does your family make moonshine?
3. Is it a tradition passed on through your family?
4. If so, do you know how it got started in your family?
5. How long does it take to make moonshine?
6. Is it a bonding experience between you and your dad?
7. Why is making your own moonshine illegal?
8. Do you plan on showing your kids how?
9. Is it a common practice in your community growing up to make your own moonshine?
10. Do you know the practice of how making moonshine all started?
Possible Questions for Ryan Person (Wilmington Whiskey&Spirits Co. Owner):
1. Why didn't your store open?
2. Is the process of opening a distillery difficult?
3. What is required to open a distillery?
4. Did it have anything to do with New Hanover County's legal resistance to alcohol?
5. What would have been on the menu?
6. Are you currently still trying to open the store?
7. Did you decide to open the store elsewhere?
8. Did you have any resistance from the government for opening your store?
9. If so, do you think it was partly because of the Turlington Act from 1923? (<---find out if Wilm is under the Act still)
10. What did you hope for the store if it had opened?
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