密みつ造ぞう酒しゅ

noun

illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine

Refers to alcohol produced illegally, often to evade taxes or regulations. The term is neutral in register but describes an illegal product.

• 警けい察さつは山やま奥おくで密みつ造ぞう酒しゅを作つくっていたグループを摘てき発はつした。

  The police busted a group that was making moonshine deep in the mountains.

• この地ち域いきでは密みつ造ぞう酒しゅが健けん康こう被ひ害がいを引ひき起おこしている。

  In this region, illicitly brewed liquor is causing health problems.