TIKTOK is known to make trends such as dances go viral, but a new consumer-related trend has taken off.
Moonshine is the newest centerpiece of TikTok trends, and is boosting sales for the Ole Smoky Tennessee Distillery.
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What is the Moonshine Cherries trend on TikTok?
TikTok users are participating in the new trend of posting videos of their reaction to the Moonshine Cherries brand from the Ole Smoky Tennessee Distillery.
The distillery is providing consumers with their new take on moonshine by selling the alcohol with cherries in the jar.
Each jar has cherries that have been soaked in moonshine, which is 100-proof liquor.
Videos show individuals attempting to eat the cherries without getting sick and some continue to show the after-effects as the alcohol kicks in.
In one video, a man tries the moonshine before eating two cherries, and his initial reaction is disgust.
He reported that every time he took a bite of the cherry, he got a small shot of moonshine.
Another user’s video showed him attempting not to get sick while forcing himself to swallow the cherries.
What are people saying about the Moonshine Cherries trend on TikTok?
The trend took off as many TikTok users started posting videos of their reactions to the moonshine cherries.
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The videos range from humorous reactions to individuals trying to choke down what they’re saying was disgusting.
In one video, two friends try the challenge together and one tells his friend “Don’t spill on the floor,” but proceeds to spit up the cherries after eating two of them.
Viewers commented, calling them “gasoline cherries” and saying they would not be attempting the challenge after seeing the reaction.
Another person posted their video saying, “10/10 do not recommend.”
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What is Moonshine?
Moonshine is 100-proof, 50 percent liquor that is made in distilleries around the world.
It was first created in England in the 18th century and was brought to America in the late 1970s.
The name of the liquor was derived from a time in America when moonshiners had to avoid detection from authorities and made illegal spirits under the light of the moon.
Moonshine’s origins can be traced back to Pennsylvania and were made in secret to avoid government taxation or outright alcohol bans.
Moonshiners stood up to the government during the Whisky Rebellion, which lasted from 1971 through 1974, and were considered heroes until the Civil War ended.
People’s opinions changed and looked at moonshiners as violent criminals, but that all changed during the 1920 prohibition.
Moonshine became the exclusive alcohol when all legal spirits were banned across the country, making illegal moonshine one of the most profitable businesses in the country.
When prohibition was repealed in 1933, moonshine slowly became obsolete and eventually, it became legal if it was produced in a distillery and the owner had gone through significant training and received a license.
