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5. My cousin's grandfather was a N.J. bootlegger for the mob. Grandpa made the stuff and a small truck would come and pick

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Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:52 AM

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it. up. Once a month, a Cadillac would come to the house. Grandpa would get in and come back wth a smile on his face.

Fast forward to the 50's. Grandpa was gone, but Grandma would make whisky for Christmas gifts for her friends.

From the time I was 12 until she died a few years later, I got small bottles of whiskey for Christmas. One was always Anisette and the other was Streig. I don't know the mixings that made Streig but the anisette was always enjoyed.

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