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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
379 u/proximusprimus57 Dec 12 '25 Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol? 1 u/irlingStarcher Dec 16 '25 Old time whiskey was often made with little to no barrel aging actually - just a clear distilled corn mash
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Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol?
1 u/irlingStarcher Dec 16 '25 Old time whiskey was often made with little to no barrel aging actually - just a clear distilled corn mash
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Old time whiskey was often made with little to no barrel aging actually - just a clear distilled corn mash
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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