Legal moonshine offers kick, taste without the danger

Brewed illicitly by generations of villagers in Belarus, a legal version of the country's notoriously fiery samogon moonshine has now gone into mass production.

Traditionally drunk with pickles and pig fat, the makers promise the new liquor will have the drink's authentic kick and taste.

But they insist it comes without the risk of blindness or even death that can sometimes be the by-product of a badly brewed batch of bootleg alcohol.