JW> It exists in some (mostly rural) areas but is not common. I have had home
 JW> distilled booze in Newfoundland, in Quebec and in the homes of certain
 JW> immigrants where distilling, legally or not, was part of the heritage back
 JW> home (Polish, Ukrainian, or Albanian)

I'm sure it exist more then you can imagine but since you not are in those
circuits no one will inform you about it.
As I said before, here even your neighbur-cop can do it without your knowledge
and I know atleast one who does.

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