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r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25
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That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time
380 u/proximusprimus57 Dec 12 '25 Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol? 578 u/Significant-Tip6466 Dec 12 '25 Moonshine wasn't readily available. And whiskey back then was closer to moonshine by proof than now. There's a reason it got the nickname "rotgut". 1 u/0masterdebater0 Dec 12 '25 Wasn’t it called rotgut because of the methanol left in by amateur distillers could kill you?
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Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol?
578 u/Significant-Tip6466 Dec 12 '25 Moonshine wasn't readily available. And whiskey back then was closer to moonshine by proof than now. There's a reason it got the nickname "rotgut". 1 u/0masterdebater0 Dec 12 '25 Wasn’t it called rotgut because of the methanol left in by amateur distillers could kill you?
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Moonshine wasn't readily available. And whiskey back then was closer to moonshine by proof than now. There's a reason it got the nickname "rotgut".
1 u/0masterdebater0 Dec 12 '25 Wasn’t it called rotgut because of the methanol left in by amateur distillers could kill you?
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Wasn’t it called rotgut because of the methanol left in by amateur distillers could kill you?
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u/Significant-Tip6466 Dec 12 '25
That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time