All you need to make "boot leg booze"1. Fermented mash potatoe
2. Bath tub 3. Electric hot plate of stone 4. Copper tubing 5 Jars for distilled brew |
Why bootlegging startedBoot legging began because many Canadians still wanted alcohol and U.S. citizens under prohibition were willing to spend a fortune for some Canadian booze. Many Canadians made a fortune smuggling alcohol across the border to U.S. buyers
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There was always a danger of drinking boot leg booze, and several Canadians died each year from bad liqour
Al Capone
Al Capone was the biggest and most famous buyer of Canadian alcohol from rum runners. He was one of the most successful boot leggers, as he was never caught and charged for it. He was eventually charged for tax evasion and sent to prison for 11 years.
If any large shipments of alcohol was going to come across the border into the U.S. Al would know about it. He was the most powerful gangster in the U.S. and was very smart, strong, a good business man, and not afraid to kill for money, making him the most powerful man in the States at the time.
If any large shipments of alcohol was going to come across the border into the U.S. Al would know about it. He was the most powerful gangster in the U.S. and was very smart, strong, a good business man, and not afraid to kill for money, making him the most powerful man in the States at the time.