In this episode, we answer user submitted questions about spirits and cocktails. Specifically, the topics we cover include:

• Why moonshine is illegal, and also why legal distillers can sell products called "moonshine"
• The difference between the dry shake and reverse dry shake method for creating egg white cocktails
• How to create your own house made orgeat and falernum with an eye toward shelf stability
• And a cocktail challenge involving the state of New York and a visiting family contingent from Italy

Submit your mailbag questions to [email protected], and maybe your query will be featured on a future mailbag episode!